A Key Advantage of Saltatory Conduction Is That

question 97

Multiple Choice

A key advantage of saltatory conduction is that

• A) more sodium ions have to be pumped out of the cell after an action potential.
• B) myelin allows the nerve cell to recycle neurotransmitter molecules.
• C) less transmitter is required to send a message across the next synapse.
• D) myelin speeds up the velocity at which an axon can conduct an action potential.
• E) myelin requires that nerve cell axons be larger in order to rapidly conduct a signal.

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