Question

exam 3 - chapters 10 and 11 nervous system i and ii (2 attempts)
how do diverging axons amplify an impulse?
multiple choice
by splitting into multiple axons
by stimulating many neurons
by returning the impulse to the neuron of origin
by stimulating themselves

Explanation:

Diverging axons amplify an impulse by branching out and stimulating multiple neurons. This allows a single neuron's impulse to be spread to many other neurons, increasing the overall effect or "amplifying" the impulse. Splitting into multiple axons (if it were a single axon splitting, but neurons have one axon typically - the key is the stimulation of many neurons). Returning the impulse to the origin doesn't amplify. Stimulating themselves is not relevant to amplification in the context of diverging axons' role in neural impulse spread.

Answer:

By stimulating many neurons