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What Sends Nerve Impulses

They diffuse across the synaptic gap which is the small space present between the axon and the receptors. However most synapses are chemical synapses. The Nervous System Is The Control Center For Your Body It Interprets The Things Your Body S Nervous System Anatomy Nervous System Human Anatomy And Physiology True The hypothalamus is a group of cells located near the base of the brain that help regulate the pituitary gland. What sends nerve impulses . When you are hungry your stomach growls. Neurones and muscle cells are electrically excitable cells which means that they can transmit electrical nerve impulses. These contract and the arm moves. The cell that sends the nerve impulse is called the presynaptic cell and the cell that receives the nerve impulse is called the postsynaptic cell. The dendrites receive impulses from sensory receptors or other neurons and send them towards the cell body which contains the nucleus. Astrocytes microglia ependymal oligodendrocytes.