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Which of the following is true about action potentials? When a neuron is inactive or resting,...

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Which of the following is true about action potentials?

  1. When a neuron is inactive or resting, the neuron is said to bepolarized
  2. Myelin insulates the axon to prevent leakage of the current asit travels down the axon
  3. Dendrites are responsible for receiving most of the input fromother neurons
  4. The voltage at which a signal is generated is called thethreshold
  5. All of the above

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All the given statements are correct When a neuron is inactive or resting there is a potential difference across the cell membranethat is outside of membrane is positive and inside is    See Answer
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