Saltatory conduction is a term applied to
A) conduction of impulses across electrical synapses.
B) an action potential that skips the axon hillock in moving from the dendritic region to the axon terminal.
C) the 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 "jumping" of an action potential from one node of Ranvier to the next in a myelinated neuron. The myelin sheath along the axon prevents the action potential from dissipating, allowing it to "leapfrog" from node to node, thus increasing the speed of conduction.

Saltatory Conduction Is a Term Applied to