The Ultimate Limitation to the Number of Nerve Action Potentials

question 67

Multiple Choice

The ultimate limitation to the number of nerve action potentials we can send to a muscle per second is

• A)the speed with which sodium ions can be pumped back outside the nerve membrane.
• B)the strength of the nerve action potential.
• C)whether action potential is detected as being pain,sound,or some other sense.
• D)the number of neurons and synapses involved.
• E)the type of muscle.

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