When Gated Channels Open or Close the Membrane Potential of the Cell

Multiple Choice

When gated channels open or close the membrane potential of the cell changes.When the inside of a neuron becomes less negative because of the influx of Na⁺ ions, the membrane

A) reaches resting potential.
B) reverses the equilibrium potential for Na⁺.
C) opens leak channels for Na⁺.
D) becomes hyperpolarized.
E) becomes depolarized.