Action potentials can be conducted
A) actively.
B) passively.
C) orthodromically.
D) antidromically.
E) all of the above

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Action potentials can be conducted actively by opening voltage-gated ion channels and generating a new action potential at the next segment of an axon. They can also be conducted passively through decremental spread of current and electrotonic flow. Orthodromic conduction refers to the normal direction of action potential propagation from the cell body to the axon terminals, while antidromic conduction refers to reverse direction of action potential propagation. Therefore, all of the above options are correct.

Action Potentials Can Be Conducted