nerve impulse

Noun

Meaning

the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber

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Synonyms

impulse nervous impulse neural impulse caprice momentum impetus impulsion action potential impulses axon impulse axon potential axon firing signal axon signal axon transmission electrical conduction in nerves
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Hypernyms

electrical discharge

Hyponyms

action potential

Examples

they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus Source: Internet

The release of a neurotransmitter is triggered by the arrival of a nerve impulse (or action potential ) and occurs through an unusually rapid process of cellular secretion ( exocytosis ). Source: Internet

When a muscle cell becomes stimulated by a nerve impulse, calcium goes back across the ER membrane into the cytosol and generates the contraction of the muscle cell. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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