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A nerve impulse is an electrical signal that travels along an axon. There is an electrical difference between the inside of the axon and its surroundings, like a tiny battery. When the nerve is activated, there is a sudden change in the voltage across the wall of the axon, caused by the movement of ions in and out of the neuron.
nerve. a macroscopic cordlike structure of the body, comprising a collection of nerve fibers that convey impulses between a part of the central nervous system and some other body region. See Appendix 2-6 and see color plates. Depending on their function, nerves are known as sensory, motor, or mixed.ensory nerve a peripheral nerve that conducts impulses from a sense organ to the spinal cord or brain. See also neuron. somatic n's the sensory and motor nerves supplying skeletal muscle and somatic tissues.