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