Why do action potentials only travel down the axon and not the other direction?
a. An area where an action potential just occurred is still in a refractory period.
b. Resting potentials change with direction of the nerve impulse.
c. Sodium–potassium pumps only act in one direction.
d. Actions potential do not cause depolarization.
Ans: A
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