Action Potentials Move Faster in Myelinated Nerve Fibers Because

question 59

Multiple Choice

Action potentials move faster in myelinated nerve fibers because

• A) sodium ions can leap from node to node.
• B) dendrites do not need to connect directly to axons.
• C) sodium ions can pass through myelin faster than they do across the plasma membrane of a neuron.
• D) action potentials leap from node to node.

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