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) 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 rapid conduction of action potentials along myelinated axons, where the impulses jump from one node of Ranvier to the next, rather than continuously propagating along the entire length of the axon. This allows for faster and more efficient transmission of signals. None of the other choices accurately describe saltatory conduction.

Saltatory Conduction Is a Term Applied to