alleryStart learning →Nerve conduction is the general term for which process?
ATransport of oxygen by red blood cells
BTransport of ions by the blood plasma
CTransport of electrical signals by nerve cells
DTransport of heat along a muscle fibre
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Transport of electrical signals by nerve cells
1. Nerves carry messages from sensory organs inward, from the central nervous system outward, and within it.
2. All three jobs are done by electrical signals travelling along nerve cells.
3. Nerve conduction is the general name for that transport of electrical signals.
4. It is one branch of bioelectricity, which covers electrical effects in and created by biological systems.
_Source: OpenStax College Physics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 20 "Electric Current, Resistance, and Ohm's Law", section Nerve Conduction_
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