Explain How an Action Potential Travels More Quickly Down an Axon

question 80

Essay

Explain how an action potential travels more quickly down an axon wrapped in myelin than it does down an unmyelinated axon.

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Definitions:

IR Absorption

The process where a molecule absorbs infrared light, leading to an increase in vibrational energy levels, used in infrared spectroscopy to identify functional groups within a molecule.

But-1-ene

A simple alkene with a double bond between the first and second carbon atoms in its four-carbon chain.

PhCHCN

Stands for acetophenone's chemical formula, referring to a compound with a benzene ring attached to a methyl ketone.

Hex-1-ene

A hydrocarbon compound with the molecular formula C6H12, characterized by the presence of a double bond between the first and second carbon atoms.