Which of the Following Describes Saltatory Conduction

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes saltatory conduction

• A)occurs in unmyelinated nerve fibres
• B)is slower than conduction by local current flow because the myelin acts as an insulator to slow the impulse
• C)involves the impulse jumping from one node of Ranvier to the adjacent node
• D)refers to the action potential spreading from one Schwann cell to the adjacent Schwann cell

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