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Explain why a nerve impulse travels more quickly down a myelinated axon as compared with an unmyelinated axon.

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The axons of neurons are surrounded by an insulating layer called the myelin sheath. Unmyelinated neurons are those that do not process the myelin sheath\textbf{Unmyelinated neurons are those that do not process the myelin sheath}. Unmyelinated axons transmit the action potential to a small section of the axon at a time at a speed of 1m per second.

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