nervous tissue
Neurons, which are specialized cells in the nervous system, conduct impulses along their cellular processes, known as axons and dendrites. While neurons are not classified as muscle tissue, they play a crucial role in transmitting electrical signals throughout the body, facilitating communication between different parts of the nervous system. In contrast, muscle tissue itself, such as skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscle, is responsible for contraction and movement, not impulse conduction.
Smooth muscle is capable of transmitting impulses along its cytoplasmic extensions due to the presence of gap junctions, which allow for direct cell-to-cell communication. This feature enables coordinated contractions in smooth muscle tissue.
Nervous tissue is the major tissue type that transmits waves of excitation in the form of electrical impulses throughout the body. These electrical impulses allow for communication between different parts of the body and are essential for functions like muscle movement and sensory perception.
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.
Achilles Tendon
The axis cylinder, also known as the axon, is the part of a neuron that transmits electrical impulses away from the cell body to other neurons or muscle cells. It is covered by myelin sheath, which helps to speed up the transmission of these impulses.
All muscles are controlled by impulses from the brain. Skeletal muscle is, with few exceptions, the only type of muscle that can be controlled at will.
Neurons send electric impulses to your cells via the dendrites. The Axons carry the electrical impulses away from the cell. This process sends out signals to your brain for all of your body processes such as muscle movement.
Processes such as photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and muscle contraction take in energy in the form of sunlight, nutrients, and ATP (adenosine triphosphate), respectively. These processes use energy to drive cellular functions and maintain homeostasis in living organisms.
Muscle fibers
Ability to conduct impulses along the muscle membrane.
A nerve can stimulate impulses to several muscle fibers. When muscle fibers are grouped they form a single muscle group like the biceps.