The part of the squid giant axon used by Hodgkin and Huxley to sample ion concentrations was the
A) cytoplasm.
B) nucleus.
C) dendrite.
D) cell body.
E) ion channel.

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The squid giant axon was used by Hodgkin and Huxley for their pioneering studies on the ionic basis of action potentials. They sampled ion concentrations in the cytoplasm of the axon, which allowed them to understand how ions move across the neuron's membrane.

The Part of the Squid Giant Axon Used by Hodgkin