Use this figure to answer the corresponding questions.
-Describe an action potential and explain why a region of the membrane that is in the absolute refractory period cannot experience another action potential until repolarization is complete.Include the following in your answer: voltage-gated Na⁺ channels, voltage-gated K⁺ channels, activation gate, inactivation gate, threshold voltage, increasing membrane potential, and decreasing membrane potential.
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