IB Biology C2.2 Definitions

This page contains our IB Biology definitions for C2.2. By learning each one of these definitions, you will fully cover the content for IB Biology 'Further neural signalling'.
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action potential

The depolarization, repolarization, and hyperpolarization of a neuron

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saltatory conduction

The process of a signal jumping from node to node

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