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Does Neuroglia transmit nerve impulses?

No, neuroglia do not transmit nerve impulses. Neuroglia are support cells of the nervous system that help to nourish, protect, and maintain the environment of neurons. Nerve impulses are transmitted by neurons.


Nerve cells that transmit nerve impulses in the form of electrochemical changes are known as?

Neurons


What are nerve cells specialized to receive and conduct electrical impulses?

Nerve cells, or neurons, are specialized to receive and transmit electrical impulses throughout the body. They have structures called dendrites that receive signals from other neurons, and an axon that transmits signals to other cells. Neurons have a membrane potential that allows them to generate and transmit electrical impulses known as action potentials.


What kinds of compounds in the body transmit impulses between nerve and muscle cells?

Neurotransmitters such as acetylcholine transmit impulses between nerve and muscle cells. These chemical messengers are released at the synapse where nerve and muscle cells meet, allowing for the transmission of signals that trigger muscle contraction.


What is a specialization of a nerve cell?

Nerve cells have dendrites at the end. They have a long Cytoplasm to transmit nerve impulses for long distances.


What kind of bond is used to transmit impulses between nerve and muscle cells?

The type of bond used to transmit impulses between nerve and muscle cells is a chemical bond called a neurotransmitter. Neurotransmitters are released from the nerve cells and bind to receptors on the muscle cells, triggering a response that leads to muscle contraction.


What are the cells that transmit nerve impulses between parts of the nervous system?

yes


What is the special features of a nerve cell?

Nerve cells have dendrites at the end. They have a long Cytoplasm to transmit nerve impulses for long distances.


What is the special features of nerve cell?

Nerve cells have dendrites at the end. They have a long Cytoplasm to transmit nerve impulses for long distances.


What cells transmit and receive impulses?

nervous tissue.


What organs that receive or transmit nerve impulses called?

Organs that receive or transmit nerve impulses are called neurons. Neurons are specialized cells found in the nervous system that are responsible for transmitting information throughout the body.


How do eye cells communicate with muscle cells?

The eye cells transmit nerve impulses to the brain, which translates the signal and transmits nerve impulses to the muscles. Information from sensory organs, including the eyes, ears, tongue, and skin, are transmitted by nerve impulses directly to the brain. The brain acting as the control center of the body interprets the nerve impulses. It then sends out different nerve impulses to other cells of the body if a response to the sensory signals is needed.