Expert: Walter Hintz - 1/13/2006

Question
the nerve cell is specialised to transmit messages from one part of the body to another. Explain how this is done within the cell, and also between nerve cells.....thanks

Answer
This question requires a very long involved explanation.  This information should be in your text along with drawings and explanations.  I will give you some key words to help you reasearch the topic.
  Nerve impulse or depo;arization wave
  Sodium pump
  repolarization wave
  Neurotransmitters- acetlycholine and cholinesterase
  Axons and dendrites
  Nodes of ranvier
  synapse