The ultimate limitation to the number of nerve action potentials we can send to a muscle per second is
A)the speed with which sodium ions can be pumped back outside the nerve membrane.
B)the strength of the nerve action potential.
C)whether action potential is detected as being pain,sound,or some other sense.
D)the number of neurons and synapses involved.
E)the type of muscle.

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The ultimate limitation to the number of nerve action potentials we can send to a muscle per second is the speed with which sodium ions can be pumped back outside the nerve membrane. This determines the duration of the refractory period, or the time it takes for the nerve membrane to reset and become capable of generating another action potential.

The Ultimate Limitation to the Number of Nerve Action Potentials