Multiple Choice
If a section of neural tissue was placed in a potassium bath, the glial cells would respond to the potassium by being
A) depolarized, and more depolarized than the neurons.
B) depolarized, but less depolarized than the neurons.
C) completely unaffected by external potassium.
D) hyperpolarized, and more hyperpolarized than the neurons.
E) hyperpolarized, but less hyperpolarized than the neurons.
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