Which Statement Concerning Action Potentials Is False

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which statement concerning action potentials is false?

• A) The magnitude of an action potential along an axon is the same, regardless of where it is measured.
• B) Action potentials travel more quickly in large-diameter axons than in small-diameter axons.
• C) Action potentials are conducted without loss of signal.
• D) Whereas invertebrates rely on myelination of axons to increase conduction velocity, vertebrates rely on increased axon diameter.
• E) Action potentials travel more quickly in myelinated axons than in nonmyelinated axons.

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