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Which of the Following Statements Is False

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Which of the following statements is false?


A) The information that travels along the neural membrane is little more than a transient change in the membrane potential.
B) A neuron is never really at rest but must expend energy to keep the membrane potential constant even when no impulse is being transmitted.
C) During the short time an action potential occurs, the cytoplasmic side of the membrane becomes positive with respect to the outside.
D) Only nerve cells can exhibit depolarization events.
E) Action potentials are not directly transferred from neuron to neuron.

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