The length constant for passive conduction of a depolarization increases with increasing diameter in an unmyelinated axon. This is primarily due to:
A. increasing membrane capacitance
B. decreasing membrane capacitance
C. increasing membrane resistance
D. decreasing membrane resistance
E. decreasing axoplasmic resistance
ANS: E
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