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Does Saltatory conduction occurs because of the presence of salt NaCl around the neuron?
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Saltatory conduction uses myelinated sheaths around the axon to aide in the efficiency that an action potential passes down the nerve's axon by jumping between nodes of ranvier. The word saltatory is taken from the french word "saltare" meaning leap. Saltatory conduction saves time and improves energy efficiency in the nervous system. In some neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis, demyelination of axons occur, resulting in a block of conduction of the action potential.
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Saltatory conduction is the propagation of action potentials (nerve signals) along axons that occurs by jumping from one node of Ranvier (gap between myelinated sections of axon) to the next. (Saltare means "to hop" or "to jump") By jumping from one node to the next, this increases the conduction velocity, allowing the signal to travel faster.
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Electrical signals travel faster in axons that are insulated with myelin. Myelin, produced by glial support cells, wraps around axons and helps electrical current flow down the axon (just like wrapping tape around a leaky water hose would help water flow down the hose).Myelin insulation does not cover the entire axon. Rather there are breaks in the wrapping. These breaks are called nodes of Ranvier. The distance between these nodes is between 0.2 and 2 mm.Action potentials traveling down the axon "jump" from node to node. This is called saltatory conduction which means "to leap." Saltatory conduction is a faster way to travel down an axon than traveling in an axon without myelin.
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