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Harun Yahya

signal fail to reach the next nerve. Yet no such difficulty ever actually

takes place, because the nerve sending the signal releases a chemical
compound known as acetylcholine into the synapse to permit the im-
pulse to pass from the dispatching nerve to the receiving one. When the
nerve impulse reaches the synapse, a collection of acetylcholine mole-
cules washes across that gap. They attach to the receptors on the other

side of the gap and trigger the other cell into action. At this, the mus-
cles contract because the message from the brain has reached the arm.
You can now lift your hand and wave.
Nerves use a system similar to Morse code for communication.
But this system consists of dots only. The more important the message,
the greater the dot density. Every dot—every nerve impulse, in other

words—triggers its own release of acetylcholine. Put another way, the
impulse that lets you wave your hand runs along the same nerves that
enable you to walk, but each one releases different acetylcholine mole-
cules. For that reason, the region where these transmitters are found

In order for the impulse from the sending nerve to reach the receiv-
ing nerve, the sending nerve releases a chemical known
as acetylcholine into the synaptic gap between the
two nerves. Each impulse triggers its own re-
lease of acetylcholine. For that reason,
the area containing the transmitters
must be cleared away before an-
other impulse arrives. The
assistants that arrive
to perform this ac-
tion are acetyl-
cholinesterase
enzymes.

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