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What is the fatty substance that speeds up transmission of impulses and surrounds the axon of a neuron?
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∙ 9y ago
The fatty tissue surrounding the axon of a neuron is called myelin.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoMyelin sheath is a fatty insulating covering on the axon of some neurons.
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∙ 9y agoThe function of the fatty covering of the neurons is to provide the insulation to the nerve fibres. So that there should not be any short circuit.
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∙ 9y agoGaps in the fatty myelin sheath surrounding some axons are the nodes of Ranvier.
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∙ 14y agothe myelin sheath
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∙ 9y agoIt is myelin.
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What is a motor neuron attached to?
A Motor neuron is a neuron that carries impulses from the spinal cord to muscle cells.A Motor neuron is a neuron that carries impulses from the spinal cord to muscle cells.
What is the neuron that carries impulses to the nervous cell body is called what?
Fibres which carry impulses towards the cell body of a neuron are called dendrites. The axon is the fibre which carries impulses away from the cell body of a neuron.
How does the structure of a neuron reflect the function of transmitting messages or electrical signals?
the structure of the neutron allows for efficient transmission of electrical impulses in the body.
What is the message a neuron carries?
nerve impulses
In humans one function of an interneuron is to relay impulses directly from?
a sensory neuron to a motor neuron
What is the function of a relay neron?
transmission of nerve impulses from the sensory neuron to the motor neuron,located in the central nervous system.
In a neuron impulses move?
In a neuron, impulses move from dendrite to axon. These impulses carry energy to different parts of the neuron.
What major mineral is required for transmission of nerve impulses?
neuro transmitter is essential for the transmission of nerve impulses in nerve fibres.it is a chemical which is present in the axon terminal bulb(ending of a neuron).
What part of the neuron carries impulses to the neuron?
The axon, an elongated portion of the neuron, carries impulses to the muscles.
What is synapses?
A synapse is a small gap at the end of a neuron that allows information to pass from one neuron to the next.
What is the neuron that conducts impulses towards the periphery?
The efferent neuron carries impulses towards the periphery.
What chemicals are used to transmit impulses through the neurons?
the transmission of a nerve impulse along a neuron from one end to the other occurs as a result of chemical changes across the membrane of the neuron. The membrane of an unstimulated neuron is polarized that is there is a difference in electrical.
What would happen if the neuron did not have a myelin sheath?
if neurons didn't have myelin sheath then the transmission of nerve impulses is slowed or stopped
What is a motor neuron attached to?
A Motor neuron is a neuron that carries impulses from the spinal cord to muscle cells.A Motor neuron is a neuron that carries impulses from the spinal cord to muscle cells.
What part of the motor neuron carries impulses to the muscle?
The axon, an elongated portion of the neuron, carries impulses to the muscles.
What is the neuron that carries impulses to the nervous cell body is called what?
Fibres which carry impulses towards the cell body of a neuron are called dendrites. The axon is the fibre which carries impulses away from the cell body of a neuron.
How does the structure of a neuron reflect the function of transmitting messages or electrical signals?
the structure of the neutron allows for efficient transmission of electrical impulses in the body.
