Action Potentials Are Related to Impulses Conducted Along an Axon In

question 45

Multiple Choice

Action potentials are related to impulses conducted along an axon in that

• A)many impulses are required to cause one action potential.
• B)active transport of Na⁺ and K⁺ are required for impulse conduction but not for an action potential.
• C)impulses are stronger responses than are action potentials.
• D)propagation of a series of action potentials along a nerve fiber constitutes an impulse.

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