Multiple Choice
Depolarization refers to
A) Making the membrane potential more negative
B) Rotation of the cell counterclockwise about the its axis
C) Exciting a cell to make an action potential
D) Making the membrane potential less polarized - typically making it less negative
E) Increasing the conductance to K+
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