Question

A) How long would it take to send an electrical signal (AP) down an axon that wrapped around the Earth at the equator? (Use the conduction velocity of 3 * 103 cm/sec) B) How long would it take if the axon was a perfect conductor (how fast can electricity travel at optimal?)? C) Make a graph showing how long it would take the signal to circle the world using different number of axons with the velocity given in A (Graph 1 to 10 axons). [Don’t forget the 0.5 msec delay]. (4 points)

Answer 1