NEET
- Exam
- NEET
- Subject
- Zoology
- Chapter
- Neural Control and Coordination
NEET · Zoology · Neural Control and Coordination
Mark the not correct statement w.r.t the diagram shown.
Mark the not correct statement w.r.t the diagram shown.

Options
- AThe electrical potential difference across the plasma membrane at site A is called the action potential.
- BCurrent flows on the inner surface from site A to site B.
- CThe action potential generated at site B arrives at site A.
- DAll are correct statements.
Correct answer
C. The action potential generated at site B arrives at site A.
Step-by-step solution
The electrical potential difference across the plasma membrane at the site A is called the action potential, which is in fact termed as a nerve impulse. At sites immediately ahead, the axon (e.g., site B) membrane has a positive charge on the outer surface and a negative charge on its inner surface. As a result, a current flows on the inner surface from site A to site B. On the outer surface current flows from site B to site A (Figure 21.2) to complete the circuit of current flow. Hence, the polarity at the site is reversed, and an action potential is generated at site B. Thus, the impulse (action potential) generated at site A arrives at site B.
