Spread of Electrical Potentials Throughout the Membrane of Long Receptors

Multiple Choice

Spread of electrical potentials throughout the membrane of long receptors is arguably more reliable than in short receptors because

A) long receptors fire action potentials, which do not decay with distance.
B) long receptors' distance is much longer than that in short receptors.
C) short receptors fire only sub-threshold potentials, each of which is slower than action potentials are.
D) short receptors rely on the disturbance of cilia, which can easily be damaged.
E) short receptors rely on extensions, such as cilia (hair cells) or photoreceptors (retinal layer of cells) to transfer the potential.