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Action potentials are able to travel over long distances without decaying bec

Action potentials are able to travel over long distances without decaying because
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the axons are perfectly insulated, so no current is able to leak out.
B)

the action potential uses completely different ions than graded potentials.
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once the electrical signal has passed threshold, it is impossible for the signal to decay.
D)

one action potential generates the next one in an adjacent area of membrane.

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