Define the following terms:
$(1)$ Nerve impulse
$(2)$ Resting potential

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(N/A) $(1)$ When a nerve fiber is stimulated by touch,smell,or chemical changes,its polarized state changes,which is known as a nerve impulse or action potential.
$(2)$ The electrical potential difference across the resting plasma membrane of a neuron is known as the resting potential.

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