Match Each Term with Its Description

Multiple Choice

Match each term with its description.
-action potential

A) electrical potential difference across a plasma membrane
B) subthreshold change in membrane potential toward the threshold potential of a neuron
C) membrane potential of an excitable membrane when it is not being stimulated
D) subthreshold change in membrane potential away from the threshold potential of a neuron
E) abrupt, transient change in membrane potential, consisting of membrane depolarization followed by repolarization
F) minimum membrane potential required to form an action potential
G) any subthreshold change in membrane potential whose effects are additive