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