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Write one word for each of the following:

(ii) Wave of electrical disturbance that sweeps over the nerve cell.

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Answer: Nerve impulse

Nerve impulse is the signal that travels along the length of a nerve fibre. Nerve impulses are the means by which information is transmitted along the neuron and throughout the nervous system.

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