A Common Feature of Action Potentials Is That They

question 17

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 the threshold.
• D)move at the same speed along all axons.
• E)result from the diffusion of Na+ and K+ through ligand-gated channels.

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