Saltatory conduction is a term applied to conduction of impulses
A)across electrical synapses.
B)an action potential that skips the axon hillock in moving from the dendritic region to the axon terminal.
C)rapid movement of an action potential reverberating back and forth along a neuron.
D)jumping from one neuron to an adjacent neuron.
E)jumping from one node of Ranvier to the next in a myelinated neuron.

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Saltatory conduction refers to the rapid jumping of an action potential from one node of Ranvier to the next in a myelinated neuron. This process increases the speed of conduction and conserves energy for the neuron.

Saltatory Conduction Is a Term Applied to Conduction of Impulses