During saltatory conduction, the electrical charge:
A) hops across the synapse from one neuron to the next.
B) jumps from one node to the next down an axon.
C) flows like water through the neuron.
D) radiates in pulses from the cell body.
B) jumps from one node to the next down an axon.
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