During a class meeting, a student asks the psychology professor to define a nerve impulse. Before the professor can open his mouth to answer, you remember the definition, which is:
A. a surge of electrical activity simultaneously occurring down the entire axon
B. the release of neurotransmitters into the synapse
C. a tiny electrical current
D. a series of individual action potentials that occur segment by segment down the axon
Answer: D
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