11. Nervous Tissue and Nervous System
Action Potentials
Problem 11.15a
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionSequence the following list of events of a neuronal action potential by placing 1 next to the first event, 2 next to the second event, and so on.
a. ____The activation gates of voltage-gated Na+ channels open, Na+ flood the cytoplasm, and depolarization occurs.
b. ____K+ continue to flow out of the axon until the membrane is hyperpolarized.
c. ____Local potentials depolarize the membrane to threshold.
d. ____The inactivation gates of voltage-gated Na+ channels close as voltage-gated K+ channels open, K+ begin to exit the axon, and repolarization begins.
e. ____Repolarization continues and Na+ channels return to resting.
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