The Process by Which Nerve Impulses Conducted Down the Axons

question 87

Essay

The process by which nerve impulses conducted down the axons of neurons coated with myelin jump from gap to gap in the myelin layer is called a(n)__________ conduction.

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Refined Sugar

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