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What is the name of the structure leading from the ear to the brain?
You have a nerve that carry the impulses from inner ear to brain. It is sensory nerve. It is the 8th nerve. It is called as vestibulocochlear nerve.
Name applied to the rubbing of the foot to relieve pain in the body?
Its called gating in that the nerve impulses from the foot overload the pain stimpuli impulses from elsewhere preventing or reducing their access to the spinal cord and thence to the brain where pain is perceived
Large diameter nerve fibers conduct impulses much faster than small diameter fibers?
Large diameter nerve fibers have less resistance to the flow of electrical signals compared to small diameter fibers. This allows for faster conduction of impulses along the nerve fibers. Consequently, large diameter fibers are responsible for quick reflex responses in the body.
What is another name for Nerve Cells?
Neuron is another name for a nerve cell.
What is the name of smallest nerve?
The Trochlear Nerve
What is the name for the impulse generated when a neuron fires?
Brain send the message via nerve impulses involving neurons which use the neuro-transmitter AcetylcholineAcetylcholine- a neurotransmitter released at the neuromuscular junction triggers a muscle action potential, which leads to muscle contraction
Name of wrist bone which starts with letter U?
Ulna is the bone, and there is also an Ulnar Nerve around the same area.
What is the name of the chemicals that transmit impulses at synapses?
Neurotransmitters
What is another name for the nerve system?
the nerve tissue
What is another name for diaphragmatic nerve?
phrenic nerve
What is another name for the auditory nerve?
VESTIBULO-COCHLEAR nerve which is 8th cranial nerve.
What is the Alternative name for sensory nerve ending?
The other name for the sensory nerve is sensory neuron. These are nerve cells that transmit sight, sound, and feelings.
