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  • The myelination of nerve fibres allows for:
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The myelination of nerve fibres allows for:

  1. Saltatory conduction

  2. Continuous conduction

  3. Synaptic transmission

  4. Chemical transmission

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Explanation

Myelin sheaths act as insulators that allow the action potential to jump between nodes of Ranvier, a process known as saltatory conduction.

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