Multiple Choice
The action potential
A) travels along all axons at the same speed.
B) is slowed down in myelinated nerve cells.
C) is blocked at the nodes of Ranvier.
D) causes a brief depolarization of the membrane potential.
E) triggers a simultaneous change in potential along the entire axon.
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