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The part of the nerve cell that helps to speed up conduction is the myelin sheath. This insulating layer surrounds the axon and allows electrical impulses to travel more quickly by facilitating saltatory conduction, where the impulse jumps between nodes of Ranvier. This increases the efficiency and speed of signal transmission along the nerve cell.

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