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    membrane changes its electric potential. In other words‚ how is the cell membrane excited? At the surface of the cell membrane‚ there are three classes of gated channels exist‚ chemically gated or ligand-gated channels‚ voltage-gated channels‚ and mechanically gated channels. Originally‚ at the resting membrane potential‚ most of the gated channels are closed. However‚ when these gated channels open‚ the movement of ions across the membrane will changes the membrane potential. In the nervous system‚ the

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    Objective: To define a method to “Determine the effect and site of action of strychnine”. Requirements: Apparatus: * Beakers. * Syringe. * Mask. * Gloves. Subject: * Healthy Frog. Scope: Strychnine is highly toxic‚colorless‚crystalline alkaloid cause killing of small vertebrates e.g‚ dogs‚rodents because its site of action is spinal cord. Symptoms of severity: Severe nausea and vomiting ‚convulsions of

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    The formation of an action potential can be divided into five steps. (1) A stimulus from a sensory cell or another neuron causes the target cell to depolarize toward the threshold potential. (2) If the threshold of excitation is reached‚ all Na+ channels open and the membrane depolarizes. (3) At the peak action potential‚ K+ channels open and K+ begins to leave the cell. At the same time‚ Na+ channels close. (4) The membrane becomes hyperpolarized as K+ ions continue to leave the cell. The

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    basis of their structure and function. 12-3 Describe the locations and functions of the various types of neuroglia. 12-4 Explain how the resting potential is created and maintained. 12-5 Describe the events involved in the generation and propagation of an action potential. 12-6 Discuss the factors that affect the speed with which action potentials are propagated. 12-7 Describe the structure of a synapse‚ and explain the mechanism involved in synaptic activity. 12-8 Describe the major types

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    which of the following? You correctly answered: c. autorhythmicity 2. Phase 2 of the cardiac action potential‚ when the calcium channels remain open and potassium channels are closed‚ is called the You correctly answered: a. plateau phase. 3. Which of the following is true of the cardiac action potential? You correctly answered: b. The cardiac action potential is longer than the skeletal muscle action potential. 4. The main anatomical difference between the frog heart and the human heart is that the

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    higher concentration to a region of lower concentration. 2. Increasing extracellular K+ causes the membrane potential to change to a less negative value because the K+ ions diffuse out across the membrane. My results went well compared to my prediction because I predicted that the resting membrane potential would become less negative. 3. The extracellular Na+ did not alter the membrane potential in the resting neuron because the Na+ channels were mostly closed. 4. Na+ and K+ both have a relative permeability

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    telodendria. terminals. mitochondria. neurosomes. vesicles. vesicles Most CNS neurons lack centrioles. This observation explains the ability of neurons to produce a resting potential. the ability of neurons to communicate with each other. why CNS neurons grow such long axons. the ability of neurons to generate an action potential. why CNS neurons cannot divide to regenerate damaged tissue. why CNS neurons cannot divide to

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    see if ether will have an effect on eliciting an action potential which I believe that it will make it difficult. Curare is a well known plant extract that South American Indians used to paralyze their pray. It blocks synaptic transmission by preventing the flow of neural impulses from neuron to neuron (Laboratory Manual). I believe that the effect of curare eliciting an action potential will lead to curare not being able to act on an action potential because it will block and slow down the stimulation

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    Neurophysiology Study Guide 1. Define "equilibrium potential". Why is the resting potential closer to the potassium equilibrium potential (EK+) than the sodium potential (ENa+)? The equilibrium potential is the point at which the force exerted on an ion by electrostatic and concentration gradient forces are balanced‚ and there is no net movement of that ion. The resting potential is closer to EK+ than ENa+ because the cell membrane is more permeable to

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    Eliciting (Generating) a Nerve Impulse 1. Why don’t the terms depolarization and action potential mean the same thing? Depolarization has to do with surfaces becoming more negative or positive and reaches a certain point called a threshold. When the threshold is reached‚ an action potential is initiated. 2. What was the threshold voltage in Activity 1? The threshold voltage in Activity 1 was 3.0. 3. What was the effect of increasing the voltage? How does this change correlate to changes

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