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Explain about the transmission of electrical signals in our body.

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Nerve impulses are known as electrical impulses that get transmitted from one neuron to another.
(a) Neurons communicate with each other with the help of dendrites and axons.
(b) It sends the electrical impulse through axons.
(c) An electrical impulse is converted to chemical signal at the terminal of the axon. And then the chemical messengers known as neurotransmitters are released by them.
(d) These are released into the space between the end of an axon of a neuron and the tip of the dendrite of another neuron. This space is known as synapse.
(e) The dendrite converts the chemical signals into the electrical signals. Thus, conduction of nerve impulses takes place.
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