If a stimulating electrode is placed in the middle of a resting axon and an above-threshold voltage is applied to the electrode action potentials

A) will start at that point and travel in both directions in the axon.
B) will start at that point and proceed only toward the axon terminal.
C) will not occur.
D) will start at that point and proceed only toward the cell body.


A) will start at that point and travel in both directions in the axon.

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