Identify the FALSE Statement

question 103

Multiple Choice

Identify the FALSE statement.

• A) Under normal conditions, all action potentials in a given cell are identical.
• B) Between nodes of Ranvier, signal conduction is decremental.
• C) The amplitude of the action potential depends on the amplitude of the graded potential that precedes it.
• D) The voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels begin to open during the depolarization.

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Definitions:

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