The squid served as an ideal model system to study neurophysiology because
A) Squids are invertebrates and invertebrates have a simpler nervous system than vertebrates.
B) The large diameter of the squid's neurons enabled researchers to make recordings from inside of a nerve cell.
C) Fast electrical communication is a unique feature of squids.
D) Squids are active predators and therefore have many nerves that can be easily studied.
Answer: B
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