The Number of Action Potentials Occurring Per Unit of Time

question 89

Multiple Choice

The number of action potentials occurring per unit of time is referred to as the:

• A) sodium-potassium pumping rate
• B) propagation of action potentials.
• C) firing rate.
• D) action potential magnitude.

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Standard Error of the Mean

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