nerve impulse

nerve impulse
the electrical activity in the membrane of a neurone that – by its rapid spread from one region to the next – is the means by which information is transmitted within the nervous system along the axons of the neurones. The membrane of a resting nerve is charged (polarized) because of the different concentrations of ions inside and outside the cell. When a nerve impulse is triggered, a wave of depolarization spreads, and ions flow across the membrane (see action potential). Until the nerve has undergone repolarization no further nerve impulses can pass.

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