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A neuron has hundreds of axonknobs impinging on it and most of the axonal knobs are firing but why does the neuron not transmit an impulse?
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∙ 14y ago
Probably because some portion of those synapses are inhibitory as opposed to excitatory.
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What property of potassium ions allows them to transmit an electrical impulse?
the property is diffusion
Which system would transmit that impulse towards the brain for interpertation and finally action?
nervous system.
What is the Impulse generator and transmitter in the nervous system?
In the nervous system axons generate and transmit impulses.
The response of an effector is?
to provide a counter stimulus to neurons to transmit a negative feedback impulse to maintain homeostasis to decrease the external stimulus
What is the name of the region where two neurons are in done contact is known as?
synapse is that junction through which impulse can be transmitted from one neuron to another.
What is the defference between membrane irritability and membrane conductivity?
Irritablity is the ability to respond to stimuli and convert it to nerve impulses. Conductivity is the ability to transmit that impulse.
What structures transmit the heart impulse from the av node to the ventricle?
Bundle of Hisatrioventicular bundle (bundle of his), right and left bundle bramches and the purkinge conducition fibers
What generate and transmit nerve impulse?
A sensory stimulus can generate a neural impulse, as can repeated or multiple inputs of neural signals from other neurons.A neural signal is transmitted from one neuron to anotheracross a synapse via chemicals called neurotransmitters, and a neural impulse is transmitted along an axon of a neuron by either an action potential (in an unmyelinated axon) or by saltatory conduction (in a myelinated axon).
Where do neurotransmitters act?
They act at the end of a synapse. These are where in the nervous system (relay arc) a relay neurone meets a motor neurone. There is a gap called a synapse between these two neurones and so the only way to transmit the electrical impulse is through neurotransmitters which 'jump' across the gap whilist 'holding' on to the impulse.
Where do nerve impulses travel?
Nerve impulses travel up through nerves, into the spinal cord and into one of the different lobes of the brain depending on where the impulse comes from. For example, if the impulse comes from your ear, the impulse would travel to the temporal lobe.
What is meaningful sentence of impulse?
impulse is impulse
Three differences between sensory neurone and motor neurone?
# Motor neurones have cell bodies inside the Central Nervous System (CNS) whilst in sensory neurones the cell body is located outside of the CNS # Motor neurones transmit impulses from the CNS to the effector which brings about a response to the situation, sensory neurones transmit impulses from to the CNS from the receptor. # Sensory neurones transmit impulses as a result of external stimuli such as pressure, light, temperature etc. Motor neurone transmit impulses passed along the CNS to the effector.
