Sentences with phrase «impulse along the axon»

Merck states: «The myelin sheaths of many nerve fibers promote transmission of the neural impulse along the axon.

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Nerve cells communicate by means of electrical impulses, which are transmitted along neural processes known as axons.
Myelin forms an insulating layer around these axons, the purpose of which is to allow electrical impulses to transmit efficiently and rapidly along the axonal pathways.
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