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Chapter 3: Neurophysiology Flashcards

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1
Q

Two ways neurons communicate with each other

A

Electrical and chemical communication

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2
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Nerve impulse

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Neurons receive, integrate, and send electrochemical signals

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3
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When salts go into solution, they break apart into ____

A

Ions

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4
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Is there more or less of potassium inside a cell?

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More

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5
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Is there more or less of potassium outside a cell?

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Less

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6
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Is there more or less of Sodium inside cell?

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Less

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7
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Is there more or less of sodium outside of a cell?

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More

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8
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Inside of cell is more (negative/positive) than outside

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Negative

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9
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Outside of cell is more (negative/positive) than outside

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Positive

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10
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Resting potential of a neuron

A

-70 mv

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11
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What does -70 mv resting potential mean?

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Inside of cell is 70 mv less than outside of cell

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12
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Ions mostly move through _____

A

Channels

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13
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Protein channels are ______ for one type of ion

A

Specific

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14
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Ion channels are normally closed or ____

A

gated

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15
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The two forces that act to drive ion movement

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Concentration gradient and electrical gradient

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16
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Concentration gradient

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Ions in high concentrations move where it is less concentrated

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17
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What is the movement of Na+ due to concentration gradient?

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From outside to inside

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18
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What is the movement of K+ due to concentration gradient?

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Inside to outside

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19
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Electrical Gradient

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Similar charges repel each other and opposites attract

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20
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Movement of Na+ because of electrical gradient

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It is driven inside where it is more negative

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21
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Electrochemical gradient

A

Both electrical and concentration gradients

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22
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Where do action potentials begin?

A

Axon hillock

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23
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From where to where do axons send information?

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From cell body to axon terminal

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24
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Depolarization

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If you add positive current to inside of cell and polarity moves toward 0; more positive

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25
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Hyperpolarization

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If you add negative current to inside of cell; polarity moves away from resting potential; more negative

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26
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Threshold of excitation

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-55 mV

27
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What happens when neuron reaches threshold of excitation?

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When voltage gated Na+ channels open and enough positive current flow into to trigger an action potential

28
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All-or-none

A

Either generate action potential or you don’t (no in-between)

29
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At resting potential, the voltage gated Na+ channels are _____

A

Closed

30
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What happens to voltage gated Na+ channels when the membrane is depolarized?

A

Conformation changes open the voltage gated channel

31
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What happens after voltage gated Na+ channels open?

A

Na+ enters cell through channels and inside becomes more positive or depolarized

32
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When cell reaches positive +50 mV, what happens to the Na+ and K+ channels?

A

Na+ channels inactivate or close. K+ channels open

33
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When K+ voltage gated channels are opened, what happens to K+ and inside of cell?

A

It exits cell and inside becomes more negative

34
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After-hyperpolarization

A

K+ channels slow to close; more K+ leaks out

35
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Na+/K+ Pump

What is the exchange and does it require energy?

A
  • Helps to restore balance of Na+ and K+
  • Moves 3 Na+ ions outside and 2 K+ ions outside
  • It requires ATP
36
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Absolute refractory period

A
  • Impossible to generate another AP

- When inside of cell is above threshold of excitation

37
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Relative refractory period

A
  • Can generate another AP, but harder
  • During the after-hyperpolarization
  • Need much more positive current to bring membrane to threshold (-55mV)
38
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The three phases of an action potential

A

Depolarization, Repolarization, Hyperpolarization

39
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What phase(s) of the AP constitute the absolute refractory period?

A

Depolarization and repolarization

40
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What phase(s) of the AP constitute the absolute refractory period?

A

Hyperpolarization

41
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Toxins and what they affect

A

They are noxious or poisonous substances. They have effects on action potential.

42
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Tetrodotoxin and saxitoxin

A

Block voltage gated Na+ channels

43
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Scorpion venom

A

Keeps voltage-gated Na+ channels open; closes voltage gated K+ channels

44
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2 examples of local anesthetics

A

Lidocaine and novocaine

45
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Local anesthetics

A

Block voltage gated Na+ channels in a localized area

46
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To propagate

A

To generate/give rise to

47
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Is action potential re-generated along axon?

A

Yes

48
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What is pattern of action potential along a myelinated axon?

A

It appears to skip along the axon

49
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Nodes of ranvier

A
  • Spaces between sections of myelin

- High concentrations of ion channels

50
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Myelin

A

Good insulator

51
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Multiple sclerosis

A
  • Autoimmune disease
  • Lose insulation, ions leak out
  • Propagation affected; muscle slowness, weakness
52
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Non-decremental

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  • regenerate along the axon

- Size and shape same every time

53
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Neurons receive

A

Graded potentials

54
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Neurons integrate

A

What happens at axon hillock (does the membrane each threshold of excitation?)

55
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Neurons send

A

action potential and release of chemicals

56
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Graded potentials

A

Small membrane potentials that can be excitatory or inhibitory

57
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Grade potentials’ size is proportional to

A

size of stimulus that generates them

58
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Are graded potentials persistent over time?

A

No, they decay over time and space. They are non-regenerative

59
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EPSP occur due to ____ or ____ influx

A

Na+ or Ca++

60
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EPSPs are each ____ for generating action potential

A

sub threshold

61
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IPSPs usually result from ___ or ___

A

Cl- influx or K+ efflux

62
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How do EPSPs and IPSPs add together?

A

The ions diffuse inside cell and their concentration decays with space and time. They summate at axon hillock.

63
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Neuronal decision-maker

A

Axon hillock; decides if enough to reach threshold of excitation and if so, it generates an action potential

64
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Neurons that receive signals receive them from other neurons that send them

A

True; concept check

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