Your textbook's definition of an action potential is _____.

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The definition of an action potential is that it is a neural impulse that carries information along the axon of a neuron. Option A is incorrect as likelihood does not define an action potential; Option B is incorrect as potentiation is related to synaptic transmission and not an action potential; and Option D is incorrect as the direction of the nerve firing is not relevant to the definition of an action potential.

Your Textbook's Definition of an Action Potential Is _____