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Nerves are pretty small. Consider that the human spinal cord, with its many, many nerve pathways, is under 10 mm in diameter at it widest point. Individual nerves have diameters ranging from perhaps 4 to 100 micrometers, depending on the location.
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What nerve is number 5?
Cranial nerve 5 is the trigeminal nerve.
How do you diameter of a circle?
You do a diameter circle!!
What roman numeral is the trigeminal nerve?
The trigeminal nerve is CN V (cranial nerve V)
A chord of a circle that contains the center of a circle-?
The cord of a circle that contains the center of that circle is a diameter of that circle.
What part of a diameter is a radius?
It is half of the diameter or radius = diameter/2
What influences the speed of a nerve impulse?
the diameter of an axon
What two factors affect the speed of nerve signals?
The diameter of the nerve fiber and the presence or absence of a myelin sheath are the two main factors that affect the speed of nerve signals. Larger diameter fibers and a myelin sheath help to increase the speed of nerve signal conduction.
Large diameter nerve fibers conduct impulses much faster than small diameter fibers?
Large diameter nerve fibers have less resistance to the flow of electrical signals compared to small diameter fibers. This allows for faster conduction of impulses along the nerve fibers. Consequently, large diameter fibers are responsible for quick reflex responses in the body.
Which cranial nerve is the largest in diameter?
The X craneal nerve (vagus), it goes all the way to your diafragm
What is the relationship between size of nerve and conduction velocity?
For unmyelinated nerves there is a relationship between axon diameter and conduction velocity. Larger diameter nerves conduct faster. For myelinated nerves the a larger diameter nerve will conduct faster between the nodes of ranvier where the action potential is propagated. Conduction is said to be saltatoryas it jumps from node to node.
What affects the speed of nerve transmission and how is it measured?
The speed of nerve transmission can be affected by factors such as the myelination of the nerve fiber, temperature, and the diameter of the nerve fiber. It is measured using techniques such as nerve conduction studies, where electrodes are placed on the skin to measure the speed of electrical impulses along a nerve.
The velocity of nerve impulse conduction is greatest in?
Heavily myelinated, large diameter fibers
Which two characteristics of axons increases the speed of nerve impulse?
diameter and presence of myelination.....
The speed of nerve impulse transmission through the axon of a sensory neuron will be quickest in?
I'm guessing; "myelinated nerve fibres" contrary to the much slower "non-myelinated nerve fibres"
Do Sympathetic nerve fibers penetrate the aortic arch?
Yes, sympathetic nerve fibers penetrate the aortic arch along with the branches of the vagus nerve. These fibers help regulate heart rate and blood pressure by influencing the contractions of the heart and the diameter of blood vessels.
What will increase the rate of conduction of an action potential along a nerve?
Factors that can increase the rate of conduction of an action potential along a nerve include higher temperature, larger axon diameter, and the presence of myelin sheath. These factors facilitate the efficient propagation of the action potential signal by reducing resistance to its flow along the nerve.
What are the largest cells in the human body in terms of diameter?
The anterior horn cell (nerve cell in the cerebellum) is the largest cell in diameter (135 μm). The longest cell also belongs to the nervous cells (such as the pseudounipolar neurons).
