Physiology
Action potential propagation along a myelinated nerve fibre
Description
A schematic of how a nerve impulse travels along a myelinated axon of the peripheral nervous system, starting at the axon hillock. It shows the signal jumping between the unmyelinated gaps (nodes of Ranvier), known as saltatory conduction.
This illustration was created by Helixitta and is not Sterling IMRES work. It is shown under CC BY-SA 4.0. Reuse it only on the terms of that licence and credit the creator.
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