Which of These Statements Does NOT Refer to Propagation of Action

question 387

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements does NOT refer to propagation of action potentials

• A)Saltatory conduction occurs in myelinated nerve fibres.
• B)During conduction by local current flow, there is a flow of current between the active and the adjacent inactive area of the cell membrane, thereby decreasing the potential in the inactive area to threshold.
• C)It jumps from one Schwann cell to the adjacent Schwann cell in a myelinated fibre.
• D)Saltatory conduction is faster than conduction by local current flow.

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