A Student Asks for an Explanation of the Absolute Refractory

question 21

Multiple Choice

A student asks for an explanation of the absolute refractory period of the action potential. What response by the professor is best?

• A)A stronger than normal impulse will evoke another response.
• B)No stimulus is able to evoke another response at this time.
• C)Multiple stimuli can produce more rapid action potentials.
• D)The hyperpolarized state means a weaker stimulus produces a response.

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