Question

A psychology instructor is lecturing on the processes and mechanisms of messages in the nervous system. She has come to the part on the action potential. Which example should she use to illustrate the idea of a nerve impulse?

Answer 1

She should use the example of "the wave" in stadiums to illustrate the idea of a nerve impulse.

Step-by-step explanation:

"The wave" in a sport stadium is a good example to explain how a nerve impulse works because it shows how an action potential travels from one point to its destination making changes in the membrane potential that would be the equivalent of people standing up and sitting down to allow the next row to do the same to reach its final destination.