When a Nerve Impulse Travels Along an Axon at About

question 370

Multiple Choice

When a nerve impulse travels along an axon at about 200 miles per hour, then you know that

• A) polarization has begun.
• B) an action potential is occurring.
• C) a negative after-potential has been completed.
• D) a synaptic potential is impossible.

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