The student nurses are learning about the nervous system. What would the students learn are capable of conducting along the entire membrane of the nerve?
A) Action potentials
B) Engrams
C) Chemical synapses
D) Sodium–potassium channels
A
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Nerve membranes, which are capable of conducting action potentials along the entire membrane, send messages to nearby neurons or to effector cells that may be located inches to feet away via this electrical communication system. Other options are incorrect.
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