Multiple Choice
If the potassium permeability of a resting neuron increases above the resting permeability,what effect will this have on the transmembrane potential?
A) The inside of the membrane will become more positive.
B) The inside of the membrane will become more negative.
C) There will be almost no effect on transmembrane potential.
D) The membrane will become depolarized.
E) The membrane will depolarize to threshold.
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