Saltatory Conduction of an Action Potential Means That

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Multiple Choice

Saltatory conduction of an action potential means that

• A) once one action potential is created, it moves down the axon.
• B) the whole axon depolarizes at the same time.
• C) one action potential stimulates the production of a new action potential at the adjacent site.
• D) an action potential is conducted from one node of Ranvier to the next node.

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