Multiple Choice
Action potentials move along axons ________.
A) more slowly in axons of large than in small diameter
B) by activating the sodium-potassium "pump" at each point along the axonal membrane
C) more rapidly in myelinated than in unmyelinated axons
D) by reversing the concentration gradients for sodium and potassium ions
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