Which of the following potentials dissipate in size as the potential moves away from the site of initiation?
A) graded potentials
B) threshold potentials
C) action potentials
D) both graded potentials and action potentials
E) neither graded potentials nor action potentials

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Graded potentials decrease in strength as they move through the cell due to the leakage of ions through the membrane, unlike action potentials which maintain their strength due to the all-or-none principle.

Which of the Following Potentials Dissipate in Size as the Potential