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12 years ago
does anyone have any answers on this topic for the Review Sheet?  (just fyi) question 1. Why don't the terms depolarization and action potential mean the same thing?  There are a total of 16 questions.
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12 years ago
Depolarization (reduction of the negative membrane potential) may only be a short-lived event if the change in the membrane is sub-threshold. When an action potential occurs, there is a large reversal of the membrane polarity that occurs when the membrane depolarizes to threshold.
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