Mr. Miller has been hospitalized for the flu. The flu virus increases membrane permeability to K+. You would expect his cells to ________.

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When the flu virus increases membrane permeability to K+, potassium ions move out of the cell, making the inside of the cell more negative compared to the outside. This process leads to hyperpolarization, not depolarization or repolarization. Hyperpolarization is when the membrane potential becomes more negative than the resting potential.

Mr Miller Has Been Hospitalized for the Flu