Action potentials differ from resting potentials in that action potentials:
A. have a voltage of about ?70 mV.
B. go to a positive voltage and then return to negative.
C. are more than 1 volt in magnitude.
D. occur when sodium is not permitted to leave the neuron.
Answer: B
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