Question

What is nerve impulse?

Answer 1

Nerve impulse:

1. The electrochemical changes travel in the form of a wave along the length of the neuron involving chemical reaction and movement of ions along the membrane.
2. It is also called an action potential. Nerve impulse or action potential are electrical signals along the dendrites.
3. There are three types of nerves in the body motor nerves sensory nerves and mixed nerves.