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#Question id: 11203


Which of the following statements about action potentials is correct?

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  1. Action potentials for a given neuron vary in magnitude.
  2. Action potentials for a given neuron vary in duration.
  3. Action potentials are propagated down the length of the axon.
  4. Movement of ions during the action potential occurs mostly through the sodium pump.
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#Question id: 11188

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Refer to the following graph of an action potential to answer the question.

The minimum graded depolarization needed to operate the voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels is indicated by the label ________.

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#Question id: 11189

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Refer to the following graph of an action potential to answer the question.

At label ________, the cell is not hyperpolarized; however, repolarization is in progress, as the sodium channels are inactivated or becoming inactivated, and many potassium channels have opened.

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#Question id: 11190

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For a neuron with an initial membrane potential at -70 mV, an increase in the movement of potassium ions out of that neuron's cytoplasm would result in the ________.

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#Question id: 11191

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Opening all of the sodium channels on an otherwise typical neuron, with all other ion channels closed (which is an admittedly artificial setting), should move its membrane potential to ________.

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#Question id: 11192

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A graded hyperpolarization of a membrane can be induced by ________.

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#Question id: 11193

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Conduction and refractory periods (states) are typical of ________.