COLLEGE PHYSICS:STRATEGIC APPR.AP ED.
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ISBN: 9780137574728
Author: Knight
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 23, Problem 54P
To measure signal propagation in a nerve in the arm, the nerve is triggered near the armpit. The peak of the action potential is measured at the elbow and then, 4.0 ms later, 24 cm away from the elbow at the wrist.
a. What is the speed of propagation along this nerve?
b. A determination of the speed made by measuring the time between the application of a stimulus at the armpit and the peak of an action potential at the elbow or the wrist would be inaccurate. Explain the problem with this approach, and why the noted technique is preferable.
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