All of the following are reasons action potentials are similar to toilet flushes except:
A) Pushing the toilet lever harder does not produce a bigger flush, just like pushing a neuron beyond threshold does not increase the size of the action potential.
B) Like after a flush, it takes a while before the neuron can fire again.
C) Like the flush, the action potential travels in only one direction.
D) Like the toilet outflow goes to a single sewer line, the action potential impacts only the next neuron in line.

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The action potential can influence multiple neurons or muscle cells, not just a single "next neuron in line." Unlike a toilet's outflow which is directed to a single sewer line, an action potential at a neuronal synapse can affect various postsynaptic cells through branching of the axon.

All of the Following Are Reasons Action Potentials Are Similar