A Common Feature of Action Potentials Is That They ________

question 19

Multiple Choice

A common feature of action potentials is that they ________.

• A) cause the membrane to hyperpolarize and then depolarize
• B) can undergo temporal and spatial summation
• C) are triggered by a depolarization that reaches threshold
• D) move at the same speed along all axons

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Definitions:

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