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Title: Provide an overview of the ionic events that produce the action potential.
Post by: JTaylor02 on Jan 19, 2018
Provide an overview of the ionic events that produce the action potential.
 
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Title: Provide an overview of the ionic events that produce the action potential.
Post by: jose111b9 on Jan 19, 2018
Answer: Movements of the membrane potential past threshold, open sodium channels, which moves the membrane potential from -60 to roughly +40 mV. The sodium channels then close, and the potential is restored to resting by an opening of the potassium channels.