A(n) _______ will be recorded from a nerve cell whose membrane potential rises above threshold

a. action potential
b. local potential
c. downward shift of the threshold of excitation
d. upward shift of the membrane threshold
e. long-term change in the membrane potential

Answer: a. action potential

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