A nerve impulse is an action potential that starts at one end of a neuron and propagates along the axon to the other end.
النبضة العصبية هي جهد الفعل الذي يبدأ في أحد طرفي العصبون وينتشر على طول المحور العصبي إلى الطرف الآخر.
| Front | nerve impulse AP starts/ends |
|---|---|
| Back | nerve impulse is action potential starting at one end of neurone and propagated along axon to other end |
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