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What is the correct path that the nerve impulse will follow in a reflex arc?
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∙ 6y ago
Slightly oversimplifying it:
- electrically through the cell dendrites, body, and axon via trans-membrane ion transport
- chemically across the synapse via emptying of vacuoles of neurotransmitter by the sending cell into the synapse and binding of this neurotransmitter to matching receptors on the receiving cell, causing it to fire electrically
- repeat from cell to cell down the length of the nerve
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∙ 9y ago
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During a reflex the nerve impulse reaches?
the brain
How does a nerve impulse follow all or nothing principle?
How does a nerve impulse follow the all-or-nothing principle???
What is the nerve impulse from your foot to your leg called?
Reflex Arc
Where does the nerve impulse travel from the reflex arc?
The nerve impulse travels through the reflex arc. It travels from the sensor through the sensory neurone, through the spinal cord and motor neurone to the effector muscle.
What pathway does a nerve impulse follow after initiated into a receptor?
nerve my a$$ nerve
How is a reflex nerve impulse different than other nerve impulses?
Skeletal muscles interact with the spinal cord
What is the direction of impulse in a neuron?
A nerve impulse travels toward the actual nucleus itself to pass information.
During a knee-jerk reflex the nerve impulse is received by the?
The knee-jerk reflex is controlled by the interneurons in the spinal cord.
If you accidentally step on a tack with your bare foot the pathway that the nerve impulse takes from your foot to your leg is called?
reflex arc.
Why does a reflex nerve pathway move faster than a normal nerve transmission?
Reflex nerve pathway is a monosynaptic transmission. There are no interneurons involved. Only the limb that carries the afferent nerve impulse from the stimulus and the efferent motor function for the reflex involved. That is why it is faster. Normal nerve transmission require an interpretation of the impulse by the brain whereas reflex pathways do not. Another reason is because most reflexes from the exteroreceptors travel along myelinated axons (white matter) which carry the impulse faster than other neurons that have unmyelinated axons (grey matter).
What is the difference between a reflex arc and a normal nerve impulse?
A reflex arc doesn't go all the way up to the brain. Thus it NEVER becomes part of the thought process.
What is quicker a nerve impulse or a hormone?
nerve impulse
