When an axon transmits action potentials:
A)Nothing physically moves down the axon
B)Electricity flows from one end of the axon to the other
C)Neurochemicals flow from one end of the axon to the other
D)The sodium-potassium pump pushes ions down the axon

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The transmission of an action potential along an axon involves changes in electrical potential across the axon's membrane, not the physical movement of substances or electricity along the axon.

When an Axon Transmits Action Potentials