Biology · Coordination and Control
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In myelinated neurons, the impulse jumps from node to node. What is this transmission called?
- A
Myelinated impulse
- B
Jumping impulse
- C
Saltatory impulse
- D
All of these
In myelinated neurons, the impulse jumps from node to node. This is called a saltatory impulse.
Myelinated impulse is not a commonly used term in neuroscience and is not the name for the type of impulse transmission that occurs in myelinated neurons.
Jumping impulse is not the name for the type of impulse transmission that occurs in myelinated neurons.
In Myelinated neurons, the impulse jumps from node to node. This is called a Saltatory impulse.
This option is not correct as neither A nor B accurately describes the type of impulse transmission that occurs in myelinated neurons.
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