Nerve Impulse Definition

Nerve Impulse Sentence Examples

• Exner first showed, many years ago, that the nerve impulse travels through the spinal ganglion at the same speed as along the other parts of the nerve trunk - that is, that it suffers no delay in transit through the perikarya of the afferent rootneurons.

• A single long axon carries the nerve impulse away from the cell body.

• The correct balance of electrolytes is crucial to many body functions, including muscle contraction and nerve impulse transmission.

• Succinimides (ethosuximide, methsuximide, phensuximide) elevate the seizure threshold and make it harder for a nerve impulse to spread from one nerve to another.