An Action Potential or Nerve Impulse Is Conducted Along the Length

question 9

Multiple Choice

An action potential or nerve impulse is conducted along the length of an axon

• A) by neurotransmitters
• B) as a wave of depolarization from one segment to the next
• C) by the diffusion of sodium ions
• D) by successive repolarization of the membrane
• E) by the action of negative ions

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