If the electrical charge of the neuron changes to about a minus 50 millivolts,the neuron will reach its __________for firing.
A) synaptic potential
B) negative after-potential
C) threshold
D) fusion level

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The threshold is the point of depolarization at which the neuron fires an action potential. When the electrical charge of the neuron reaches around minus 50 millivolts, it has reached its threshold and is ready to fire. Choices A, B, and D are not correct in this context. A synaptic potential refers to the change in electrical potential that occurs at the synaptic cleft between two neurons. A negative after-potential is a temporary hyperpolarization of the neuron following an action potential. Fusion level is not a term commonly used in neuroscience.

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