What Is Saltatory Conduction And What Is Its Importance? Saltatory conduction describes the way an electrical impulse skips from node to node down the full length of an axon, speeding the arrival of the impulse at the nerve terminal in comparison with the slower continuous progression of depolarization spreading down an unmyelinated axon. What is
How Fast Do Action Potentials Travel? In fact, the propagation velocity of the action potentials in nerves can vary from 100 meters per second (580 miles per hour) to less than a tenth of a meter per second (0.22 miles per hour). Why do some axons propagate information very rapidly and others slowly? How fast
What Factors Influence Conduction Velocity? What factors influence conduction velocity? Conduction velocity is influenced by myelin sheath thickness and internode distance (i.e. the distance along the axon between the nodes of Ranvier) (Hursh, 1939), and both parameters are linearly related to axon diameter. What increases conduction velocity? Myelination improves the conduction velocity—the speed with which