Which is TRUE about receptor potentials?

A. They vary in magnitude with stimulus strength.
B. They propagate without decrement.
C. They generally occur at the axon hillock of afferent neurons.
D. They are action potentials.
E. They always trigger action potentials.


Answer: A

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