PSY100H1 Chapter 3: chapter 3 text.notes - only imp. things u need to know for test

Small changes in a neuron's electrical potential that do not reach the action potential threshold are A) resting potentials B) action potentials C) graded potentials D) polarized potentials E) Hebbian potentials

32. Small changes in a neuron's electrical potential that do not reach the action potential threshold are A) resting potentials B) action potentials C) graded potentials D) polarized potentials E) Hebbian potentials

If a neuron has a charge of - 85 mv, which of the following is most likely true? A) the neuron is depolarized and in its resting potential phase B) the neuron is depolarized and at its action potential threshold C) the neuron is hyperpolarized and is in its refractory period D the neuron is hyperpolarized and in its action potential phase E) the neuron is polarized and in its resting potential phase