According to the Text, What Happens to the Magnitude of an Action

question 204

Multiple Choice

According to the text, what happens to the magnitude of an action potential as it is propagated down an excitable membrane and why?

• A) It increases because it is a threshold principle.
• B) It increases because it is an all-or-nothing principle.
• C) It remains constant because it is an all-or-nothing principle.
• D) It remains constant because it is a threshold principle.

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