7.1 Introduction to Action Potential Flashcards by Nour Alsheeti

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The action potential

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transient reversal of membrane potential
duration: few ms (nerve skeletal muscle) to a few hundred ms (heart)
all or nothing fixed size so body must code stimuli intensity by changes of sequences not size of AP

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Duration of action potential in neurons

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2 ms

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