Gated ion channels for sodium and potassium open and close in rapid succession, causing the neuron to depolarize and then repolarize, during each
A) Action potential.
B) Homeostasis.
C) Metabolism.
D) Transporter.

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The process described is characteristic of an action potential, during which gated ion channels for sodium and potassium open and close in rapid succession, allowing these ions to flow across the neuron's membrane, leading to depolarization and then repolarization of the neuron.

Gated Ion Channels for Sodium and Potassium Open and Close