Multiple Choice
Which statement concerning the nodes of Ranvier is true?
A) The myelinated membrane adjacent to the nodes allows the firing of action potentials.
B) The nodes are regions where the nerve axon is myelinated.
C) Action potentials jump from node to node.
D) Voltage-gated ion channels are clustered in the regions between the nodes.
E) Positive current flows along the outside of the myelinated axon in between the nodes.
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