Multiple Choice
The term saltatory conduction refers to the fact that
A) action potentials travel faster when extracellular salt concentration is high.
B) action potentials evoked by strong stimuli travel faster than those evoked by weaker stimuli.
C) action potentials occur only at the nodes of Ranvier of axons.
D) action potentials are generated only by myelinated portions of axons.
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