What term refers to all-or-none, long-range, electrical signals that are always maximum strength?

Question

This is a question from a study guide that I'm doing for my Anatomy & Physiology 1 class. I believe it deals with neurons/nervous system . . .

Answer 1

action potentials, as in the electrical conduction that shoots down an axon when a nerve is activated. The all-or-none refers to the fact that the signal is either sent or not-sent, there is no in-between in which the signal is weakly or strongly sent. The long-range i suppose just means that it travels all the way down the axon which is a relatively long distance compared to the size of a nueron. The electrical part, obviously, is the Na/K pump charge the electrcial charge of the nueron, which is what happens the action potential is - Na/K channels opening, increasing the charge on the inside of the nueron which causes the Na/K channels next to them to change, etc. This occurs all the way down the axon and is called the action potential. This action potential then causes neurotransmitters to release out of the axon terminal and activate the next neuron.

Answer 2

guessing

reflex in the spine due to 'short circuit' from sensory to motor nerves due to 'overstimulation' of sensors