Action potentials ____.
A) can move up or down an axon, away from or toward the cell body
B) move in a one-way direction toward the cell body
C) move in a one-way direction away from the cell body
D) can jump from cell to cell
E) occur only once

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Action potentials move in a one-way direction away from the cell body towards the axon terminals, due to the unidirectional nature of the opening and closing of voltage-gated ion channels along the axon.

Action Potentials ____