List the events involved in the generation of an action potential

What will be an ideal response?


The events involved in the generation of an action potential are (1 ) depolarization to threshold, (2 ) activation of voltage-gated sodium ion channels and rapid depolarization, (3 ) inactivation of voltage-gated sodium ion channels and activation of voltage-gated potassium ion channels, and (4 ) closing of voltage-gated potassium ion channels.

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