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True/False: Saltatory conduction is more rapid and more efficient than continuous conduction in an axon because less time and energy needs to be spent on passing ions through ion channels in the membrane. Group of answer choices True False

Name: truefalse saltatory conduction is more rapid and more efficient than continuous conduction in an axon because less time and energy needs to be spent on passing ions through ion channels in t 65026
Uploaded: 2022-06-09T17:03:48-08:00
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Description: truefalse saltatory conduction is more rapid and more efficient than continuous conduction in an axon because less time and energy needs to be spent on passing ions through ion channels in t 65026

          True/False: Saltatory conduction is more rapid and more efficient than continuous conduction in an axon because less time and energy needs to be spent on passing ions through ion channels in the membrane.
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False

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Biology for AP Courses

Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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06/09/2022

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Saltatory conduction occurs in myelinated axons, where the action potential jumps from one node of Ranvier to the next, rather than traveling continuously along the entire length of the axon. Show more…

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True/False: Saltatory conduction is more rapid and more efficient than continuous conduction in an axon because less time and energy needs to be spent on passing ions through ion channels in the membrane. Group of answer choices True False