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When an impulse is generated in the SA node it must travel along which conducting structure to get to the AV node?
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Why can a nerve still be alive when a person is dead?
A nerve is simply a line of cells through which electrical impulses travel. These electrical impulses are generated by the movement of Sodium and potassium ions into and out of the cells which generates an action potential (impulse). Nerve cells can be stimulated once a person is dead if an electrical impulse is generated and so appear to be alive.
Where do 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.
The special mode of impulse travel is called?
Propagation
How many directions can a nerve impulse travel in?
4
How can a nerve impulse travel?
100 meters per second
In what order does an impulse travel through the structures of the neuron?
What_is_the_process_of_a_nervous_impulse_traveling_through_a_neuron
Where does motor impulse travel through spinal cord?
ascending tracts
What travels through the neuron?
An electrical impulse will travel through a neuron.
How long does it take for an impulse to travel from one neuron to another?
one second
What does cytoplasm do in the nerve cell?
it allows the electrical impulse to travel more easily :)
The events of a nerve impulse?
The electrical impulse in a nerve cell begins when ions move through the cells surface through ion channels.The nerve impulse.A nerve impulse is a wave of excitation that quickly travels within the surface of a neurone (nerve cell). This nerve impulse usually travels on certain parts of the nerve cell: on a dendrite or an axon. Within a neurone the first event depends on the type of 'nerve impulse'; there are two important types:1- nerve impulses generated at dendrites2- self propagating nerve impulses (action potentials) that travel along the axonNerve impulses generated at dendrites.Dendrites feed into the 'cell body' (soma) of a neurone. Nerve impulses that are generated in these dendrites travel toward the cell body.A sequence of events occur at the surface of a dendrite when the nerve impulse is sparked. The first event is transduction; this involves the transformation of one form of energy outside the dendrite into electrical energy within the dendrite.Nerve impulses that travel along axons.Nerve cells often have many dendrites but often only have a single axon. The essential difference between the two parts of the nerve cell is:- in dendrites electrical impulses travel TOWARDS the cell body of the neurone- in the axon the electrical impulses travel AWAY from the cell body of the neuroneThe nerve impulse that travels along an axon begins at the 'base of the axon', where the cell body and axon merge. This site is called the 'axon hillock' and is found to be the site where the first event in the formation of a nerve impulse actually occurs. Again, the first event is transduction at the axon hillock.Conclusion; the first event.For both of the cases above, and for virtually any other case, the nerve impulse begins with a process of transduction. The electrical nerve impulse begins once the first 'ions' leave or enter the nerve cell. Usually sodium ions enter, sometimes calcium ions are the firs to enter, sometimes potassium ions are the first to leave.
Why are neurones insulated?
It allows the electrical impulse to travel through it much more quickly
