Identify the FALSE statement.

A) Between nodes of Ranvier, signal conduction is decremental.
B) The voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels begin to open during the depolarization.
C) The amplitude of the action potential depends on the amplitude of the graded potential that precedes it.
D) Under normal conditions, all action potentials in a given cell are identical.


C) The amplitude of the action potential depends on the amplitude of the graded potential that precedes it.

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