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"Saltatory" typically refers to a process or movement that is characterized by jumping or leaping. In Biology, it can refer to saltatory conduction, in which nerve impulses jump between nodes of Ranvier along a myelinated nerve fiber.

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Conduction along a myelinated axon is called?

It is called saltatory conduction. This describes the "jumping" of an action potential from node to node on a myelinated axon.


What type of nervous system conduction occurs in myelinated axons?

Saltatory Conduction


What is the node-to-node jumping regeneration of an action potential along a myelinated axon called?

saltatory conduction Saltatory conduction is derived from the Latin word saltare, which means leaping


Does saltatory conduction occur on unmyelinated axons?

No. I advise you to look up what saltatory conduction is so you will understand why not rather than coming here to get the answers to your homework.


What is Saltatory locomotion?

It is hopping, like in a kangaroo rat


What type of axon allows saltatory conduction?

Myelinated axons allow for saltatory conduction, which is a faster method of transmitting action potentials. The myelin sheath insulates the axon and allows the action potential to "jump" from one node of Ranvier to the next, speeding up the process. Unmyelinated axons do not support saltatory conduction.


Why is saltatory conduction relatively rapid compared to continuous conduction?

Saltatory conduction is faster than continuous conduction because in saltatory conduction, the electrical signal jumps between nodes of Ranvier on the myelinated axon, skipping the sections covered by myelin. This allows the signal to travel faster as it doesn't have to travel the entire length of the axon.


How is saltatory conduction different from continuous conduction?

Saltatory conduction occurs in myelinated neurons where the action potential jumps from one node of Ranvier to the next, speeding up the transmission of signals. In comparison, continuous conduction occurs in unmyelinated neurons where the action potential moves along the entire length of the axon, which is slower than saltatory conduction.


What is most related to saltatory conduction dendrites or choroid plexus or nodes or ranvier or astrocytes?

Nodes of Ranvier are most related to saltatory conduction. These are gaps in the myelin sheath along the axon where action potentials are regenerated, allowing for faster conduction of electrical impulses. Saltatory conduction is the rapid jumping of action potentials between these nodes in myelinated neurons.


The jumping of an action potenial from node to node has been commonly called a what?

saltatory conduction


When the nerve impulse hops from node to node to the axon terminal?

This is called saltatory conduction.


What is rapid conduction from node to node?

Quick conduction from one hub to another is called saltatory conduction. It's the course of an electrical motivation bouncing starting with one hub of Ranvier then onto the next along a myelinated axon