Question

Conduction of nerve impulse is a/an:

• A. Chemical process
• B. Physical process
• C. Electrochemical process
• D. Biochemical process

Answer 1

The correct option is C Electrochemical process

A nerve impulse can be defined as an electrical signal which generates along the length of the axon due to differential distribution and permeability to the sodium and potassium ions. It is caused due to the activities of pumps and channel proteins. At the axon terminal, the electrical impulse is changed into the chemical form via the release of the neurotransmitters like acetylcholine into the synapse or the end plate.
So, the nature of nerve impulse is electrochemical.