Multiple Choice
Action potentials are related to impulses conducted along an axon in that
A) many impulses are required to cause one action potential.
B) active transport of Na⁺ and K⁺ are required for impulse conduction but not for an action potential.
C) impulses are stronger responses than are action potentials.
D) propagation of a series of action potentials along a nerve fiber constitutes an impulse.
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