Neuronal Electrical Signals Quiz
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Which type of neuronal electrical signal is recorded across the plasma membrane of an excitable cell?

  • Membrane potential
  • Synaptic potential
  • Receptor potential
  • Action potential (correct)
  • What is the purpose of poking a glass needle with salt water into a portion of a cell during recording?

  • To measure the synaptic potential
  • To measure the action potential
  • To measure the receptor potential
  • To measure the membrane potential (correct)
  • What triggers a small potential known as the receptor potential?

  • Poking the glass needle into a cell
  • Recording across the plasma membrane
  • Touching the sensory neuron (correct)
  • Stimulating the cell body of a presynaptic neuron
  • What causes a small voltage change known as the synaptic potential?

    <p>Stimulating the cell body of a presynaptic neuron</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement is true about the membrane potential of excitable cells?

    <p>All cells have a membrane potential</p> Signup and view all the answers

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