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A travelling nerve impulse does not depolarize the area immediately behind it, because:

A
It is hyperpolarized
B
It is refractory
C
It is not self-propagating
D
The condition is always orthodromic
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'b' i.e. It is refractory Ganong writes -"Once initiated, a moving impulse does not depolarize the area behind it to the firing level, because this area is refractory"

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