Action potentials and saltatory conduction (8.3) | Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) — 9BN0 | KnowledgeSet

Action potentials and saltatory conduction

Biology · A-Level · Edexcel · Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) — 9BN0 · Specification point · 8.3 · Grey Matter

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$8.3 Understand how a nerve impulse (action potential) is conducted along an axon including changes in membrane permeability to sodium and potassium ions and the role of the myelination in saltatory conduction.$