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Communication within a neuron is electrical while communication between neurons is chemical.?
Yes, that's correct. Within a neuron, communication occurs through electrical signals that travel along the neuron's axon. When these signals reach the synapse (junction between neurons), they trigger the release of chemical neurotransmitters that carry the signal to the next neuron.
What does communication in the nervous system depend on which are electrical impulses that travel from neuron to neuron?
action potentials
How do ions and electrical charges play a role in communication with the muscle?
Ions and electrical charges, such as the potassium and sodium pump allow for the movement of messages along a neuron and that specific neuron (in this case motor) alerts the muscle to move.
Rapid communication throughout the body is accomplished by?
Rapid communication throughout the body is accomplished by neurons. A neuron is a cell that transmits information through electrical and chemical signals.
As a general rule communication within a neuron progresses from?
the dendrites to the axon to the axon terminals and then to the cell body.
What are the two elements needed for neural communication to happen?
Neural communication requires an electrical signal to travel down the axon of a neuron, which is generated by changes in ion concentrations across the cell membrane. At the synapse, neurotransmitters are released from the presynaptic neuron and received by receptors on the postsynaptic neuron to transmit the signal.
Transmission of the nerve message within the neuron is in nature?
acetyl choline- its a neurotransmitter.
Which types of electrical signals allow rapid long-distance communication within the nervous system?
Electrical Synapses
How electrical activity of neurons might be measured?
The information each neuron processes determines how strong the action potential (electrical current) is within each neuron. An example of studying the electrical activity is by using temperature. The neurons which detect the temperature change are called sensory neurons. If you stimulate the neurons by leaving your fingertip in cold water for an adequate amount of time the electrical current within each neuron is increased as the temperature of your fingertip drops. The neurons within the fingertip sense the temperature drop and emit the electrical current, then the next neuron senses the temperature drop as the fingertip is held in the cold water and emits a stronger electrical current, the colder temperature in the next neuron as your finger is held in the water emits an even higher frequency and so on until the message arrives at the spinal cord and is then sent to the brain through the now very strong electrical current within the neurons informing it of the temperature decrease and then resulting in action outcome.
What travels through the neuron?
An electrical impulse will travel through a neuron.
How is an impulse transmitted from one neuron to the next?
Neurons communicate primarily in two ways: (1) electrical communication and (2) chemical communication. Neurons communicate electrically using gap junctions between neurons where electrical impulses are sent directly from one neuron to another. This is method is used for local communication as the electrical signal degrades over larger distances. Neurons communicate chemically using chemicals called neurotransmitters which are ejected from one neuron into a space between neurons (called the synapse) and are then absorbed or taken up by other neighboring neurons.
What is the smallest functional unit of the nervous system?
The neuron is the smallest functional unit of the nervous system. It is responsible for transmitting information through electrical and chemical signals. Neurons make up the basic building blocks of the nervous system and are essential for communication within the brain and between the brain and the rest of the body.
