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Why do impulse travel faster along thicker nerve fibres ?

Why do impulses travel faster along thicker nerve fibres ?

thank you :smile:

EDIT: Also, why are some autonomic nerve cells unmeylinated? why don't they need to be myelinated ?
(edited 11 years ago)
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Anyone :frown: ??
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Original post by jojo1995
Why do impulses travel faster along thicker nerve fibres ?

thank you :smile:

EDIT: Also, why are some autonomic nerve cells unmeylinated? why don't they need to be myelinated ?

See about halfway down the page :smile:
http://antranik.org/conduction-of-the-action-potential-along-the-nerve-fiber/
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Original post by jojo1995
thank you !! :smile:


No prob :biggrin:

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