An action potential can best be described as a _____.
A. trigger zone
B. kinetic activity
C. brief reversal in the polarity of the electric gradient across the plasma membrane
D. peak of energy that does not resolve to its former state
E. brief increase in the polarity of the electric gradient across the plasma membrane
Answer: C
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