Multiple Choice
Saltatory conduction results when
A) continuous propagation of the nerve impulse speeds up.
B) a nerve impulse jumps from one neuron to another.
C) the threshold for an action potential is suddenly increased.
D) action potentials spread from node to node down the axon.
E) the direction of an action potential suddenly changes.
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