The electrical signal of an action potential moves down the axon with the impulses jumping in a leapfrog fashion between the Nodes of Ranvier.

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The action potential is an electrical signal that typically moves from the cell body down the axon to the axon terminals.

Action Potential Propagation

Spielman, R. M., Jenkins, W. J., & Lovett, M. D. (2020, April 22). Psychology (2nd ed.). OpenStax. https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/1-introduction

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