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The electrical potential diference between outside and inside of a nerve axon before excitation is known as

A

resting potential

B

action potential

C

spike potential

D

reaction potential

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The electrical potential difference between outside and inside of a nerve fibre before excitation (polarised nerve fibre) is known as resting potentail whose value is -70 mV.
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