Saltatory Conduction Is

question 88

Multiple Choice

Saltatory conduction is

• A) the process of conduction leaping along myelinated neurons.
• B) an action potential generated in taste receptors or buds.
• C) the movement of neurotransmitters across a synaptic cleft.
• D) the activation of the fight-or-flight response.
• E) the movement of an electrical impulse from the dendrite to an axon.

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