How does saltatory conduction takes place along a nerve fibre?

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Muskan Anand

2 years ago

At the node of Ranvier, the insulating myelin sheath is absent and thus, the ionic flow occurs at these points only. Therefore, the action potential jumps from node to node, due to which the transmission of impulse is more rapid in myelinated fibres. This is called the saltatory conduction of nerve impulse.

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