nerve impulse in English

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a signal transmitted along a nerve fiber. It consists of a wave of electrical depolarization that reverses the potential difference across the nerve cell membranes.
The arrival of the nerve impulse , an electrical signal, at the axon activates the influx of calcium ions through voltage-dependent ion channels in the membrane.
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1. nerve impulse distorted

2. The Antidromic is the propagation of a nerve impulse in the direction opposite to physiological

3. The nerve impulse stimulates the production of chemical neurotransmitters that bridge the gap and our thought continues undistorted.

4. The nerve impulse starts with a receptor, a specialized part of each nerve, where the electrical impulse begins.

5. Antidromic definition is - proceeding or conducting in a direction opposite to the usual one —used especially of a nerve impulse or fiber

6. Psychology Definition of Antidromic CONDUCTION: the reversal of the direction a nerve impulse usually travels in (i.e., from axon to cell body)

7. Antiemetics are used to block the nerve impulse that travels from the blood or stomach to the brain (where the vomiting center is located)

8. These Axons protected by myelin sheath are not easily damaged by the external environment and the rate of nerve impulse is also high in comparison to Unmyelinated Axons

9. Acetylcholinesterase: An enzyme that breaks down the neurotransmitter acetylcholine at the synaptic cleft (the space between two nerve cells) so the next nerve impulse can be transmitted across the synaptic gap

10. Aldicarb is a highly toxic, systemic carbamate insecticide that is a fast-acting cholinesterase inhibitor that permanently binds to the active site of an essential enzyme for normal nerve impulse transmission, acetylcholinesterase (AChE), deactivating the enzyme.