In action potentials, overshoot refers to the:

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In action potentials, overshoot refers to the:

	(A) peak of the action potential
	(B) spike phase of the action potential
	(C) voltage at which voltage-gated Na⁺ and K⁺ channels open
	(D) fact that the membrane potential changes its sign such that it goes from negative to positive in value (i.e., crosses the zero level)
	(E) hyperpolarization phase of the action potential

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Posted: Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Last updated: Thursday, July 10, 2014