How do Na+ ions enter a neuron when an action potential is initiated

a) a voltage-gated Na+ facilitated transporter
b) a voltage-gated Na+ channel
c) the Na+/K+aATPase
d) a gated Na+ pump
e) the ligand-gated Na+ channel


Ans: b) a voltage-gated Na+ channel

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