The term saltatory conduction refers to the fact that
A) action potentials travel faster when extracellular salt concentration is high.
B) action potentials evoked by strong stimuli travel faster than those evoked by weaker stimuli.
C) action potentials appear to jump from node to node in myelinated axons.
D) action potentials are generated only by myelinated portions of axons.
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