3A Resting Membrane And Action Potentials (Electrophysiology I) Flashcards

1
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Must exist across membranes of cells for the signals to be sent to any cells

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electrical potential

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2
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electrical potential difference between the intracellular and extracellular fluid

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membrane potential

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3
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electrochemical state of the cell at rest; no net movement of any ions across the cells

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resting membrane potential (rmp)

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4
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rapid changes in the membrane potential that spread rapidly along the nerve fiber membrane

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action potential

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5
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RMP of a large nerve fiber

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-90mV

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6
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formation of RMP depends on:

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  • concentration gradient or concentration difference of an ion
  • permeability of the ion across the cell membrane
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7
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main workforce responsible for establishing concentration gradients of K and Na

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sodium potassium pump

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8
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concentration of Na and K intracellularly

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Na = 10mEq/L
K = 140mEq/L
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9
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concentration of Na and K extracellularly

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Na = 142mEq/L
K = 4mEq/L
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10
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K moves out of the cell to equalize the concentration and diffuses extracellularly through what channel?

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potassium leak channel

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11
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moving out of K out of the cell causes the cytoplasm of the cell to be

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electronegative since anions( negatively charged) the only ions left

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12
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exact point where the K moving out of the cell due to concentration gradient, equals the K moving back into the cell because of the electrical gradient

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Equilibrium or Nernst Potential

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13
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electrical potential needed to attract K back into the cell to balance the concentration gradient

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-94mV

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14
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used to calculate the diffusion potential when the membrane is permeable to SEVERAL DIFFERENT IONS

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goldman equation

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15
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Keeps cells in “ready state” to fire an action potential

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resting membrane potential

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16
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threshold potential

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-55mV

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17
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channel that causes both depolarization and repolarization

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voltage gated sodium channels

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18
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2 gates of voltage gated SODIUM channels

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  • activation gate - near the outside

* inactivation gate - near the inside

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19
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channel that increases rapidity of repolarization

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voltage gated potassium channel

20
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T/F: it is usually not possible without first repolarizing the nerve fiber in order for Na channels to open again

21
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Stages of Voltage gated Sodium Channels

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  1. Resting stage -90mV
  2. Activation stage -90mV to +35mV
  3. Inactivation stage +35 to -90mV
22
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Stages of Voltage gated potassium channels

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  1. Resting stage

2. Slow Activation

23
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period when voltaged gated sodium channel closes and the voltage gated potassium channels open

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repolarization stage

24
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stage wherein reestablishes the normal negative resting membrane potential

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repolarization stage

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excess exit of potassium which leads to the potential being more negative than the RMP
hyperpolarization
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this is where the RELATIVE REFRACTORY PERIOD occurs, membrane potential returns to RMP throught the normal action of N/K pump
RECOVERY
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stage wherein absolute refractory period occurs
repolarization
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this is where the membrane returns to its Resting membrane potential
repolarization
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the transmission of the depolarization process along the nerve or muscle fiber
impulse
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recite the PROPAGATION OF ACTION POTENTIAL clue: 1st step-VGNC opens
VGNC opens --> positive charges move through the nerve --> positive feedback occurs --> VGNC's adjacent areas open --> propagation of the action potential --> VGKC opens slowly --> repolarization --> return to RMP
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principle in which the voltage must be high or equal to that of the threshold potential in order for an action potential to occur
ALL OR NOTHING PRINCIPLE
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where a stimulation does not generate enough voltage to stimulate the NEXT AREA OF THE MEMBRANE
subthreshold potential
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the spread of the depolarization stops at this point
subthreshold potential
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this begins at the upstroke until the end of the downstroke of the action potential or repolarization
ABSOLUTE REFRACTORY PERIOD
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voltage gated sodium channels are inactivated at this point and no amount of stimulus will activate it
absolute refractory period
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action potential cannot be elicited at his time regardless of the stimulus strength
absolute refractory period
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an action potential can be elicited at this period but stimulus should be greater than the threshold potential
RELATIVE REFRACTORY PERIOD
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also known as CONTINUOUS CONDUCTION
non-saltatory conduction (applies the all or nothing principle)
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slower conduction velocity
non-saltatory period
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faster conduction velocity
saltatory period
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conduction that involves activation of adjacent voltage-gated sodium channels
non-saltatory conduction
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conduction that increases velocity of nerve transmission in myelinated fibers as much as 5- to 50- fold
saltatory conduction
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electrical insulator absent --> charges leak out --> decrease in voltage -->adjacent channels not stimulated --> action potential stops
non-saltatory conduction
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action potential goes through fewer voltage-gated Na channels --> faster transmission of impulse + energy conserved --> subsequent activation of succeeding nodes
saltatory conduction
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this membrane potential change is responsible for the start of an action potential
threshold potential
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T/F: resting membrane potential is solely dependent on the equilibrium potential of potassium
false
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T/F: during hyperpolarization, a cell cannot be stimulated to form an action potential
false