Saturday, June 4, 2011

During repolarization phase of an action potential, which of the following situations exists?

A. The inside of the membrane is becoming more negative with respect to the outside.


B. The inside of the membrane is becoming more positive with respect to the outside.


C. The membrane is becoming less permeable to all ions


D. The membrane potential remains constant


E. The threshold is changing.|||At rest, the inside is negative with respect to the outside. During depolarization, the inside becomes less negative, and during repolarization, the inside would become more negative again. So the answer should be (A).