Professor Durrant explained to his students that the resting potential of a neuron is the ______.

A. total amount of positive charge inside the neuron relative to the outside
B. total amount of negative charge inside the neuron relative to the outside
C. total amount of sodium ions compared to potassium ions
D. the amount of positive charge in the dendrites compared to the axon


Answer: B

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