Relacionar Columnas Nervous system FundamentalsVersión en línea Resting and Action potential por Dr MAHABOOB KHAN SULAIMAN 1 An exceptionally strong stimulus can trigger a response 2 Also called a nerve impulse transmitted by axons 3 The neuron cannot respond to a second stimulus, no matter how strong 4 The interior of the cell becomes less negative due to an influx of sodium ions 5 The specific period during which potassium ions diffuse out of the neuron due to a change in membrane permeability Relative refractory period Depolarization Absolute refractory period Repolarization Action potential