nerve impulse

NOUN
  1. the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
    they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus
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  • Local anesthetics block the generation and conduction of all nerve impulses - sensory, motor, and autonomic - depending on the site of injection.
  • When a baby suckles, this sends nerve impulses from the breast to the brain.
  • More effective drugs had their origin in the basic research on chemical transmission of nerve impulses described in chapter 4.
  • Dopamine is one of many types of neurotransmitter — chemical signals that one neuron launches at its neighbor to trigger a nerve impulse.
  • The spinal cord conducts nerve impulses to and from the brain and is also involved in reflex actions. Biology Basic Facts
  • The sensation only occurs when the nerve impulse reaches the brain.
  • Plants simply don't have the energy to rush around like animals, pumping blood and flapping wings and flashing nerve impulses hither and thither along their limbs. Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet
  • It corrects abnormal curvature of our spine which in turn clears blockages in the nerve impulse transmission, regulates the nervous system and enhances effective functionality of internal organs.
  • When a nerve impulse raced from the mystery organ to the brain, a green phosphorescent wave trace swept across our oscilloscope screen and a loud crack resounded from a speaker.
  • The linch-pin of hearing and balance, thousands of these hairs help convert sound vibrations into nerve impulses which are decoded by the brain. Medical Breakthrough as Scientists Create Tiny Ear Hairs From Stem Cells to Cure Deafness | Impact Lab
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