Multiple Choice
If the absolute refractory period did not exist in the cycle of an action potential, which of the following should be possible?
A) Sodium would not have to be recycled.
B) There should be almost no limit on how fast a neuron can fire.
C) The resting potential of a neuron would be zero.
D) Action potentials would be much larger.
E) There would be no need for a postsynaptic receptor site.
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