alleryStart learning →The one-way travel of an action potential along an axon is largely due to the
AAxon diameter
BRefractory period
CNissl's granules
DMyelin thickness
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Refractory period
The patch just behind the spike is refractory, so the impulse can only move forward.
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