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Action potential

life science Maturity 9-11

Your body sends fast signals.

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Action Potential.gif
These signals move like tiny sparks. They help your muscles move. They also help you think. This is how you feel things. Can you feel your hands move?
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Action potential basic shape.svg

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Blausen 0011 ActionPotential Nerve.png
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Membrane Permeability of a Neuron During...
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Pacemaker potential.svg
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Neuron1.jpg
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Conduction velocity and myelination.png
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Cable theory Neuron RC circuit v3.svg
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Ventricular myocyte action potential.svg

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