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What Term Describes the Hopping of the Action Potential (Nerve

Question 43

Question 43

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What term describes the hopping of the action potential (nerve impulse) along the axon from one node (of Ranvier) to the next?


A) myelination
B) depolarization
C) saltatory conduction
D) repolarization

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