Definition that contains nerve impulse
- huxley English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917)
- tetanus a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
- neurotransmitter a neurochemical that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse
- neuron a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses
- hodgkin English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)
- afferent of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
- spinal cord a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
- all-or-none law (neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
- efferent of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS
- muscle relaxant a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions