Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Myelination and conduction speed
What Myelination and conduction speed means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The myelin sheath insulates the membrane so depolarisation occurs only at nodes of Ranvier, and the impulse jumps from node to node in saltatory conduction, which is faster than continuous conduction in unmyelinated axons.
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