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    nongated K+ channels than cell B‚ which cell has the larger resting membrane potential? Explain. If the permeability to K is higher in A than in B‚ then the resting membrane potential (rmp) will be closer to the equilibrium potential in cell A‚ which means the rmp will be more negative in cell A than in cell B; or in other words‚ the potential difference will be LARGER in cell A. 2. Predict the effect of a reduced extracellular concentration of Na+ on the magnitude of the action potential in an

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    Resting membrane potentials Definition: Large nerve fibers when not transmitting nerve signals is about 90 millivolt. That is‚ the potential inside the fiber is 90 millivolts more negative than the potential in the extracellular fluid on the outside of the fiber. The Na+-k+ pump also causes large concentration gradients for sodium and potassium across the resting nerve membrane. These gradients are the following: Sodium ( outside): 142 mEq/L Sodium ( inside): 14 mEq/L Potassium ( outside):

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    Nervous System: Membrane Potential 1. Record the intracellular and extracellular concentrations of the following ions (mM/L): Intracellular Extracellular Sodium (Na+) Potassium (K+) Chloride (Cl–) 2. Excitable cells‚ like neurons‚ are more permeable to ___________ than to ___________. 3. How would the following alterations affect the membrane permeability to K+? Use arrows to indicate the change in permeability. a. An increase in the number of passive K+ channels ___________

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    briefly explain how the electrically excitable 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

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    At rest‚ a nerve cell maintains a difference in charge between the inside and the outside of the cell membrane. This difference in charge is continued by three factors. Firstly‚ in the cell membrane‚ there are sodium potassium ‘pumps’ crossing the membrane which are proteins that bring 2 potassium ions into the cell‚ for every 3 sodium ions it pumps out. As well as this‚ there are protein channels which allow potassium ions in the cell to flow out via facilitated diffusion. Potassium diffuses out

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    Chapter 6 Resting Membrane Potential (RMP) What is the Resting Membrane Potential (RMP)? ELECTRIC POTENTIAL – separation of opposite charges between 2 points. (“Has the potential to do electrical work if allowed to come together!”) vs. large potential difference small potential difference Magnitude of charge separation = potential difference ** measured in volts (1 Volt

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    regions of the neuron.  Axon hillock‚ action potential The area where the axon emerges from the soma (cell body) is called the ___ ___. This is also where the outgoing signal‚ called a/an ___ ___ is generated.  Collaterals‚ terminals An axon can branch‚ forming many axon ___. At the end‚ axons branch to form many axon ___.  Schwann cells What support cell forms the myelin sheath?  Integral proteins What structures in the cell membrane function as ion channels?  1) Charge 2) Size

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    Why is Change irrefutable? Charles Darwin mollified "It is not the most grounded species that survive‚ nor the shrewdest: it is the one most versatile to change". Be that as it may‚ intentionally‚ Change is not generally welcome. Change Management dislike dealing with the execution of another IT framework‚ where you can physically observe distinctive equipment and programming‚ despite the fact that that may in itself be a piece of a change administration activity. Change is consistent. Our Red

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    of sectors including agriculture‚ healthcare‚ workforce‚ and transportation. The transportation sector involves the taxation of gasoline. Gasoline balances on a positive and negative line. On one hand‚ it provides transportation for the majority of citizens and companies in North America. However‚ Menkes and Fawcett explain‚ “octane enhancing constituents of gasoline pose a number of health hazards including metallic (lead‚ manganese)‚ aromatic (e.g.‚ benzene)‚ and oxygenated additives in both industrialized

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    experiment‚ when the pipette was measuring just the extracellular solution‚ this was deemed the baseline. When we punctured each of the DEM‚ DEL1‚ and DEL2 crayfish muscles‚ we observed a large drop in voltage (refer to Figure 1)‚ therefore indicating that inside the muscle was more negative in relation to the outside solution. The time when the pipette was intramuscular‚ the recording showed a steady reading of the intramuscular voltage potential (Figure 1). When the pipette was removed from the crayfish

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