Negative after-potential refers to
A) a nerve cell's electrical charge reaching its threshold.
B) a nerve cell reaching a negative trigger point.
C) a nerve cell briefly dropping below its resting level.
D) the axon's readiness for another wave of activity.

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The negative after-potential refers to a brief drop below the resting level of a nerve cell's electrical charge that occurs after a nerve impulse has been transmitted. This allows the cell to reset and prepare for another wave of activity.

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