General Phys Review Flashcards
Fluid inside the cells of the body
ICF
What is the ICF maintained by
The cell membrane
Fluid outside the cells
ECF
_____ is split into two compartments by the capillary wall
ECF
Fluid around the cells
Interstitial fluid
Fluid portion of blood
Plasma
How is the composition of ICF different
Increased K, protein, magnesium, phosphate
What kind of transport has no energy and uses a gradient
Passive
What are the different types of passive transport
Diffusion
Facilitated difusion
Osmosis
What kind of passive transport uses aquaporins, but doesn’t have to
Osmosis
What kind of transport goes against gradient and requires an enzyme and energy
Active transport
What is an ion channel specific to
Ionic size and charge
Size exclusion of ion channels
A sodium channel can exclude a calcium/potassium ions due to different molecule size
Charge exclusion of ion channels
Interior of channel will be lined with charged amino acids, will prevent like ions from crossing
Ion channels: leaky channels
Always open, some K+ channels and CL- channels
Ion channels: gated channels
Closed until stimulus opens
What kind of channels are ligand, second messenger, voltage, mechanical, light
Gated ion channels
What is the most common leak channel
K+
What direction does Na move if the channel is open
In
What direction does K move is channel is open
Out
What kind of channel remains closed until proper ligand binds?
Ligand gated
This typed of channel is fast to elicit cellular response
Ligand gated channel
Remains open as long as 2nd messenger is around, closes when removed
2nd messenger gated
This type of channel is slower to cause a response, but more diverse effect
Second messenger gated
How voltage gated channels work
- remain closed until membrane potential reaches specific value
- remains open depending on the membrane potential and channel properties
Charge difference across cell membranes due to concentration gradients of ions
Resting membrane potential
Inside of cell is considered ______ compared to outside
Negative
What is the RMP of cell
From -20 to -100mV
What kind of tissue can rapidly change the RMP to send signals and start contraction
Excitable tissu such as muscle and nerve
What changes RMP the most
K+
Charge of ECF
+
Charge of ICF
Negative
What is a major contributor to the RMP?
K+ current through leak channels
What is RMP maintinaed by
K+ leak channels
What is necessary for RMP
Na-K ATPase. Three Na+ out for two in makes inside more negative
-also maintains a large K+ gradient so small flux can occur and generate the RMP
Action potential run through
- rest: negative RMP, K+ flux through leak channels
- local depolarization: stimulation occurs-ligand gated Na channels
- threshold: Nav channels open
- overshoot: Na+ flux
- repolarization: Na+ slows, K+ rises
- hyperpolarization: Na+ slows, K+ rises
- at rest: RMP is re-attained due to K+ leak
Site of communication from one cell to another
Synapses
Electrical synapses
Gap junctions
What are the most common type of synapses
Chemical synapse