Give scientific reasons:
$(1)$ In an excited nerve fibre region,a positive charge is created inside the plasma membrane.
$(2)$ In some animals,the conduction of nerve impulses is saltatory.

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(N/A) $(1)$ In the excited region,$Na^+$ ion channels open. At this time,the interior of the neurilemma contains negatively charged proteins and a lower concentration of $Na^+$. Consequently,a large amount of $Na^+$ enters the cell through ion channels,resulting in the formation of a positive charge inside the neurilemma.
$(2)$ In myelinated nerve fibres,the medullary sheath is not continuous. At regular intervals,it forms nodes of Ranvier. The action potential (conduction of nerve impulse) jumps from one node to the next,which is why it is called saltatory conduction.

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Given is the diagrammatic representation of impulse conduction through an axon (at points $A$ and $B$). View the diagram and arrange the steps of impulse conduction.
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$II.$ $A$ stimulus causes a disturbance to the membrane at site $A$ of the nerve fibre,resulting in the leakage of $Na^+$ ions inside the nerve fibre.
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$IV.$ Immediately ahead,the axon (e.g.,site $B$) membrane has a positive charge on the outer surface and a negative charge on its inner surface. As a result,a current flows on the inner surface from site $A$ to site $B$.

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