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One Word AnswersShort Answer TypeThe arrival of the stimulus at a site of the nerve membrane makes it freely permeable to Na+ ions at that point. There is a rapid influx of the sodium ions, followed by the reversal of the polarity of the membrane, that is inside of the membrane becomes positive and the outer surface becomes negatively charged. This is called depolarisation.
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