A membrane potential that starts at - 70 mV and goes to - 90 mV would be:

A.

Repolarized

B.

Hyperpolarized

C.

After-hyperpolarized

D.

Depolarized

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Mike Morrow

24 March, 22:40

A membrane potential that starts at - 70 mV and goes to - 90 mV would be:

A.

Repolarized

B.

Hyperpolarized

C.

After-hyperpolarized

D.

Depolarized

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Mikaela Barron · Answer 1

So - 70 mV is resting potential. If it's decreasing even more, that would be hyper-polarization. And then it would go into something called "refractory period" which I'm assuming is named "after-hyperpolarizarion"

The answer is B, I think.

A membrane potential that starts at - 70 mV and goes to - 90 mV would be:A.RepolarizedB.HyperpolarizedC.After-hyperpolarizedD.Depolarized

A membrane potential that starts at - 70 mV and goes to - 90 mV would be:

A.

Repolarized

B.

Hyperpolarized

C.

After-hyperpolarized

D.

Depolarized