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What they relay is whether of not they were 'on' or 'off' and how often; and this occurs as an action potential firing frequency. There is no message in the sense that neurons might pass on complex messages, like an email for instance; or store memories of events and facts. No one neuron can do anything like that. It takes many neurons working together to achieve this.
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∙ 12y ago*......Nerve Impulse......*
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∙ 14y agoThe term given to a message that is transferred along neurons is an "impulse".
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∙ 12y agoA nerve impulse.
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What part of the body sends a message to the brain?
Your nervous system sends messages from the body to the brain. Different kinds of Neurons are used to send each message, to allow your brain to know what is going on in your environment. The things that cause a reaction are called Stimuli. Messages are sent along nerve cells, or Neurons. For instance, if you prick your finger on a pin, a sensor in your skin called a Receptor sends a message of pain through a Sensory Neuron, to a Relay neuron in your Central Nervous System (which is your brain and spinal cord). The message is then sent through the CNS, to the brain, so your brain can decide how to react to the pain. The message is THEN sent through a motor neuron, which causes your muscles to move to react to the message. (Something that reacts to a message from a neuron is called an Effector- because it causes an effect.) In this case, the message from the motor neuron to the effector- your muscle- would make you pull your hand back, to get it away from the pin. In short: A change in your environment, like pain, is picked up by a Receptor. The message picked up by the Receptor is sent through a Sensory Neuron. The message is then sent through the Central Nervous System by Relay Neuron. Once the brain has decided what to do, it sends a message to the Motor Neuron. The Motor Neuron triggers an Effector (a muscle, or some chemical secretion) to react to the change. It may not be completely correct, but I'm 90% sure that's at least a rough, simple version.
What is a message sent from a sensory neuron to an interneuron and then goes on to the motor neuron?
The message is transferred with an electron signal, pulses (arcing between the two neurons). This is similar to an electrical circuit (in which electrons also flow to different circuit components), or to a fiber optic line (where pulses of light serve as substitutes to the electrons).
What is the function of the cell body?
The cell body is the main part of the neuron. It maintains the health of the neuron.
What are the electrical signals called which are sent to our brain?
There are a few things that pass message from the ear to the brain. The most likely answer is the ear canal.
When you make a decision to raise your hand to answer a question what is the pathway along which the message is sent from your cerebral cortex to the extensor musles in your arm?
i want to answer
How does a message travel through a single neuron?
When a message gets sent to a neuron from the dendrite it goes through the cell body to the tip of the dendrite where it leaps to the next dendrite.
What is the name of a message sent along a nerve?
Neurons. There are 3 main types: Sensory neuron. Relay neuron and... Motor neuron. I hope this answered your question!
What part of the body sends a message to the brain?
Your nervous system sends messages from the body to the brain. Different kinds of Neurons are used to send each message, to allow your brain to know what is going on in your environment. The things that cause a reaction are called Stimuli. Messages are sent along nerve cells, or Neurons. For instance, if you prick your finger on a pin, a sensor in your skin called a Receptor sends a message of pain through a Sensory Neuron, to a Relay neuron in your Central Nervous System (which is your brain and spinal cord). The message is then sent through the CNS, to the brain, so your brain can decide how to react to the pain. The message is THEN sent through a motor neuron, which causes your muscles to move to react to the message. (Something that reacts to a message from a neuron is called an Effector- because it causes an effect.) In this case, the message from the motor neuron to the effector- your muscle- would make you pull your hand back, to get it away from the pin. In short: A change in your environment, like pain, is picked up by a Receptor. The message picked up by the Receptor is sent through a Sensory Neuron. The message is then sent through the Central Nervous System by Relay Neuron. Once the brain has decided what to do, it sends a message to the Motor Neuron. The Motor Neuron triggers an Effector (a muscle, or some chemical secretion) to react to the change. It may not be completely correct, but I'm 90% sure that's at least a rough, simple version.
What is direct signal?
This is when the signal is sent directly to the organ, tissue, or a cell that needs it. An example of this is the neuron. A message is sent directly from or to brain
What is a message sent by telegraph called?
It is called a telegram.
What is a message sent by a telegraph?
It is called a telegram.
What were people called who sent out a religious message?
missionaries
How fast are messages sent through the axons?
Depending on the type of neuron, it can take anywhere from 1 to 200 miles per hour to carry a message.
What are electrochemical impulses?
While a neural signal is chemically conveyed from one neuron to another by neurotransmitters, the electro-chemical neural impulse, which happens in the axon when the neuron fires, is called an action potential.
What is cell signalling?
Cell signalling refers to the mechanisms by which cells communicate with one another.
What is a written message sent frome one cell phone to another called?
text message
What is a coded message sent over wires called?
A telegram
