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The functional and structural unit of the nervous system for fast communication are called neurons. A neuron is made of cell body with extensions which are the axons and dendrites that carry impulses.

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What message does neuron carry?

Electrical impulses.


What are the neuron structures that carry impulses to the cell body called?

Dendrites.


What are neurons that carry impulses towards the spinal cord and brain?

An Efferent Neuron.


In a neuron impulses move?

In a neuron, impulses move through electrical signals known as action potentials. These action potentials are generated when a neuron receives enough stimulation to reach a threshold, causing a rapid change in membrane potential. The action potential then travels down the length of the neuron's axon until it reaches the next neuron or target cell.


What are three kinds of neuron?

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What part of the nervous system does sensory neuron carry impulses?

brain or spinal cord


What are the Fibers that carry impulses toward the neuron cell body are called?

The fibers that carry impulses toward the neuron cell body are called dendrites. Dendrites receive incoming signals from other neurons and transmit them to the cell body for processing.


What is the neuron that carries impulses to the nervous cell body is called what?

The neuron that carries impulses towards the cell body is called a dendrite. Dendrites receive signals from other neurons and transmit them towards the cell body for processing. This input helps the neuron determine whether or not to generate an action potential.


The part of a neuron that conducts impulses away from its' cell body is called?

An axon will carry nerve impulses away from the cell body.


What carries impulses away from the cell body?

Axons carry impulses away from the cell body of a neuron. They are long, slender projections that transmit electrical impulses to other neurons, muscles, or glands.


What are cytoplasmic extensions that carry nerve impulses towards the cell body of a neuron?

The extension from a nerve cell that carries impulses toward the nerve is a dendrite


Which of the following helps carry nerve impulses across the synapse?

neurotransmitter carries the nerve impulses from neuron to neuron across a synapse