Electrical Signaling Flashcards

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____ ____ are the vocabulary of the nervous system

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Electrical signals

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2
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____ signals are how ____ is transmitted from cell to cell

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Chemical; information

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Membrane potential

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An electrical-potential difference across the membrane

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Characteristic resting membrane is in the range of ____mV to ____mV, making the typical to be ____mV

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-50; -90; -70

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5
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The inside of the cell is more ____ relative to the outside

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Negative

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6
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Forces influencing ion distribution between in and out of a cell

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Diffusion force and electrostatic force

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Diffusion force is founded on a ____ gradient, in which molecules move from ____ to ____ of the concentration gradient to achieve ____

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Chemical; High; Low; Equilibrium

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Electrostatic force is on a ____ gradient, in which ____ charges repel and ____ charges attract

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Electrical; like; opposite

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9
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Equilibrium potential

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Potential at which opposing forces reach equilibrium

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10
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Na+/K+ pump (Na+/K+ ATP-ase) moves ____ Na+ out for ____ K+ in

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3; 2

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Concentration of ions & polymers outside of cell

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  • Na+: Many
  • K+: Few
  • Cl-: Many
  • Ca2+: Many
  • Proteins: Few
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Concentrations of ions & polymers inside of cell

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  • Na+: Few
  • K+: Many
  • Cl-: Few
  • Ca2+: Few
  • Proteins: Many
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13
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Hyperpolarization of a neuron is due to an ____ of K+ ions and an ____ of Cl- ions, making the inside of cell more ____, resulting in a ____ in voltage

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Efflux; Influx; Negative; Decrease

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Depolarization of a cell is due to an ____ of Na+ through ____ ____, making the inside of cell more ____, resulting in an ____ in voltage

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Influx; Na+ Channels; Positive; Increase

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15
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Types of sub threshold responses

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IPSP (Inhibitory postsynaptic potential) & EPSP (Excitatory postsynaptic potential)

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IPSP (Inhibitory postsynaptic potential)

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  • Produces a small hyperpolarization, pushes the cell away from the threshold
  • Typically result from Cl- ions entering the cell / K+ ions leaving the cell
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EPSP (Excitatory postsynaptic potential)

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  • Produces a small local depolarization, pushes the cell closer to the threshold
  • Typically result from positive ions entering the cell (ex. Na+), making the inside more positive
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Action potential

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Brief but large changes in membrane potential

19
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Action potentials are triggered when a ____ ____ ____ is reached, which involves the triggering of ____-gated channels

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Threshold membrane potential; Voltage

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Membrane potential returns to its baseline when ____-gated ____ and ____ channels are ____ and the ____ ____ helps restore ion balance

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Voltage; Na+; K+; Na+/K+ pump

21
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Axon hillock

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A region in the axon densely packed with voltage-gated Na+ channels, also where action potentials originate from

22
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Absolute refractory period

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  • Voltage-gated Na+ channels open (inactivated)
  • Voltage-gated K+ channels are closed
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Relative refractory period

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  • Voltage-gated Na+ channels are closing and re-activating
  • Voltage-gated K+ channels are opened and slowly closing
24
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Action potential is ____ or ____: only when the threshold is reached can the action potential be fired

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Because of the refractory periods, there is ~____ msec limit on how frequently APs can occur * Firing rate max is ~____/sec
5; 200
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Refractory periods prevent the AP from ____ ____
Reversing direction
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Speed of transmission of AP depends on the size of the ____: The larger it is, the ____ it takes to transmit the information
Axon; Longer
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Saltatory conduction gives the axon the ability for…
- Faster conduction - Less metabolic “cost”
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The Na+/K+ pump locate between the ____ ____ on an axon, where it is named the ____ ____ ____
Myelin sheath; Node of Ranvier
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The Summation Mechanism of Axons
- If the overall sum of IPSPs and EPSPs can sufficiently depolarize the cell at the axon hillock, an action potential will occur
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Temporal summation
The summing of potentials that arrive at the axon hillock at different TIMES - The closer together they arrive, the greater the summation
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Spatial summation
Summing of potentials that come from different PARTS of the cell - The closer the synapses are to the axon hillock, the greater the summation
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Neuromuscular junction
a synaptic connection between the terminal end of a motor nerve and a muscle
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Types of neuron-neuron synapses
- Axo-dendric (axon to dendrite) - Axo-somatic (axon to soma) - Axo-axonic (axon to axon — mediates the effect of membrane potential from other neuron) - Dendro-dendritic (dendrite to dendrite)
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Gate 1 (voltage-gated Na+ channels)
Activation=voltage sensitive
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Gate 2 (Voltage-gated Na+ channels)
Inactivation=Voltage insensitive
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Subcategories of absolute refractory period
Depolarizing; Repolarizing
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The ____ of ____ ____ is perceived as pain
Inflammation; trigeminal nerves
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____ synapses are the vast MINORITY of synapses in the ____
Electrical; Brain
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Electrical synapses in synaptic communication has lined up ____ ____ that allows for ____ flow into the ____ neuron
Gap junction; Ion; Postsynaptic
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(Gap junction): Depolarization in ____ ____ leads to ____ ions moving towards post-synaptic cell
Presynaptic terminal; Na+
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Primary source of synaptic communication
Chemical synapses (neurotransmitters)