LEC EXAM #2 CHP 7 Flashcards

1
Q

3 types of excitable cells:

A
  • neurons
  • muscles (skeletal, smooth, and heart)
  • secretory cells (pituitary, insulin producing cells of the pancreas)
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2
Q

How is the electrochemical gradient “established”?

A

Na/K ATPase pump

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3
Q

How is the RMP “maintained”?

A
  • Na/K ATP ase pump
  • Na leak channels
  • K leak channels
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4
Q

What contributes to resting membrane potential?

A
  • Electrochemical gradients (charge + concentration)

- amount of leak channels present for each ion

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5
Q

Has the most leak channels:

A

K+

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6
Q

What are the 4 phases for excitable cells?

A
  1. RMP (-70 mv)
  2. depolarization -> threshold (-55 mv)-> action potential
  3. repolarization
  4. hyperpolarization-> back to RMP
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7
Q

Na/K ATPase pump pumps:

A

3 Na+ out and 2 K+ in per ATP

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8
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Conc. of K+ inside/outside:

A

Inside: 150
Outside: 5

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9
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Conc. of Na+ inside/outside:

A

Inside: 15
Outside: 150

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10
Q

K+ wants to go:

A

Outside

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11
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Na+ wants to go:

A

Inside

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12
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Why does the RMP never reach -90 mv?

A

Due to the Na/K ATPase pump

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13
Q

K+ equilibrium:

A

-90 mv

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14
Q

What resets RMP?

A

Na v.g.c. pump + leak channels

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15
Q

Which voltage gated channel is used during depolarization?

A

Na+ v.g.c.

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16
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Which voltage gated channel closes and which is used during repolarization?

A

Na+ v.g.c closes

K+ v.g.c opens

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17
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Na equilibrium:

18
Q

Na+ voltage gated channel phases:

A

Open, inactive, closed

19
Q

In Na v.g.c, if you don’t hit threshold of ___, you don’t get:

A

-55 mv

an action potential

20
Q

T or F

Once an AP has been generated, the amplitude of the depolarization wave will be the same for all action potentials generated:

21
Q

V.G.C won’t pop open if _______, once reset to _____ is when you will get a stimulus and it’ll respond

A

inactive

closed

22
Q

Repolarization makes the inside more:

23
Q

2 types of refractory periods:

A
  • Absolute

- Relative

24
Q

Absolute refractory period:

A

Na+ v.g.c. are inactive-> no AP possible

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Depolarization makes the inside more:
Positive
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Low potassium affects:
Coordination and skeletal muscles
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Relative refractory period:
Some Na+ v.g.c. closed and some inactive-> can have an AP with a stimulus greater than -55 mv
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What happens if you block K+ v.g.c.?
Makes depolarization last longer
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Develops when there is a charge difference:
Electrical gradient
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Develops when there is a concentration of ion difference:
Chemical gradient
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Ions tend to move from an area of ____ conc. to an area of ___ conc.
High to low
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What measures the inside of the cell?
RMP
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The presence of ____ ______ in the cytosol adds to the negativity of the cytosolic side of the membrane:
Anionic proteins (A-)
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AP operate on:
an all-or-none principle
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Once Na v.g.c. become inactive...
K+ v.g.c. open
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Propagation down a nerve axon occurs in ____ direction because Na v.g.c. are inactive for a certain length of time:
one
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Purpose of lidocaine and tetracaine:
Blocks Na v.g.c. so there is no depolarization
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The hyperpolarization phase of the action potential is due to:
the prolonged opening of the K+ v.g.c.
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In the nervous system, the strength of the stimulus is coded into:
The frequency of the action potentials generated
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Which area of the neuron generate signals that open the voltage-gated channels in the first part of the axon, thus causing an action potential?
Dendrites and cell body
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The fastest conduction of an action potential would occur in an axon with which of the following characteristics?
Large diameter and myelinated
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A cation is a:
Positively charged ion