Maintenance of a polarized state of a resting nerve is achieved through continuous expenditure of energy.
In resting state, all body cells exhibit a resting membrane potential that typically ranges from -50 to -100 millivolts, depending on cell type. For this reason , all cells are said to be polarized.
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A resting nerve fiber is polarized because the concentration ofNa+ is higher on the outside and K+ is higher on the inside.
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A neuron which is excitable is in its RESTING STATE, which means that it is POLARIZED, and thus able to be stimulated into an action potential.
When the neural membrane (neurolemma) is at rest it is said to have resting potential, polarized, and has a negative charge inside.
-70 mV this potential difference in a resting neuron (Vr) is called the resting membrane potential, and the membrane is said to be polarized.
In their resting state, all body cells exhibit a resting membrane potential ranging from -50 to about +50 millivolts. FALSE
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