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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system destroys myelin sheaths surrounding...

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Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder in which theimmune system destroys myelin sheaths surrounding axons. Whichaspect of nerve transmission would be most affected by MS?

signal termination

continuous conduction

generator potentials

saltatory conduction

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Multiple sclerosis affects thesaltatory conduction of the impulse In thepresence of the myeline sheath the electrical signal jumps fromone myelinated segment to the next segment through the nodes ofRanvier This is called saltatory conduction Because of thisfeature the nerve conduction will be very fastMultiple sclerosis is    See Answer
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