Saltatory Conduction

question 147

Multiple Choice

Saltatory conduction

• A) occurs in unmyelinated nerve fibers.
• B) is slower than conduction by local current flow because the myelin acts as an insulator to slow the impulse down.
• 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.
• E) more than one of these answers.

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