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IrinaVladis [17]
3 years ago
7

Why does the action potential propagate in one direction

Medicine
1 answer:
Elina [12.6K]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

because the sodium channels have a refractory period following activation, during which they cannot open again and it ensures that the action potential is propagated in a specific direction along the axon.

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