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Lecture 5 - Membrane Potential Flashcards

1
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  • functional units of nervous system
  • receive, process and transnit infromation ot other cells
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neurons

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parts of neurons

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  1. soma
  2. dendrites
  3. axons
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3
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  • body of a neuron
  • metabolic miantenance
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soma

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4
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receptive surface that brings signals from other neurons toward the cell body

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dendrites

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5
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  • conduct signals away from the cell
  • carry information for long distances with high fidelity and without loss
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axons

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6
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detect sensory information from receptors

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Afferent (sensory) neurons

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7
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carry impulses or motor commands to muscles and glands.

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efferent (motor) neurons

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8
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located inside the central nervous system and are in between afferent and efferent neurons

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Interneurons

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9
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Transmission of signals in a single neuron

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  1. surface membrane innervated
  2. action potential initiation
  3. AP carried from spike-initiating zone to axon terminal
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10
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nerve impulse

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action potential

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11
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corresponds to the site where action po- tentials are initiated

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spike initiation zone (SIZ)

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12
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  • localized electrical gradient
  • electrical potential difference across cell membrane caused by different concentrations of K+, Na+, and Cl- ions
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membrane potential

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13
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membrane potential of neurons is usually between

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-60 to -80 mV

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14
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where are excess negative charges found

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plasma membrane side

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15
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where are excess positive charges found

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other side

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16
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membrane potential is the source of __ __ to move molecules across membranes

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potential energy

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17
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how do excitable cells use changes in membrane potential

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communication signals

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18
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membrane potential is critical for what?

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coordinated movements of cells and organisms

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19
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what do every cell have

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voltage or membrane potential

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20
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more concentrated within a cell

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anions (negative)

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21
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more concentrated in the extracellular fluid

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cations (positive)

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22
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factors affecting potential difference

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  1. concentration gradient of ion
  2. membrane that is permeable to that ion
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23
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resting potential of unstimulated cell

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-70mV

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24
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the magnitude of membrane potential __ until an equilibrium is reached

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increases

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25
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equal numbers of anions and cations

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electroneutral

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26
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as more potassium leaves the cell , what happens to the electrical force

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increases to level that balance driving force from potassium concentration gradient

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27
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draw positive charges into the cell

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excess negative charge inside

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28
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cations in membrane potential

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  • K+
  • Na+
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29
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K+

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principal intracellular cation

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30
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Na+

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principal extracellular cation

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31
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anions in membrane potential

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  • proteins, amino acids, sulfates, phosphate
  • Cl-
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32
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proteins, amino acids, sulfates, phosphate

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prinicpal intracellular anions

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33
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Cl-

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prinipal extracellular anion

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34
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concentraiton of K+ is greater inside the cell, wile concentration of Na+ is greater outside the cell

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resting potential

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35
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use ATP to maintain K+ and Na+ gradients

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sodium-potassium pump

36
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converts chemical potential to electrical potential

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opening of ion channels

37
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what does the neuron at resting potential contain

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  • many open K+ channels
  • fewer open Na+ channels
38
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  • allow ions to diffuse across the plasma membane
  • always open
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non-gated ion channels

39
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can generate large changes in their membrane potential

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excitable cells

40
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open or close in response to stimuli

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gated ion channels

41
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Types of gated ion channels

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  1. chemically-gated ion channels
  2. voltage-gated ion channels
42
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open or close in response to a chemical stimulus

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chemically-gated ion channels (ligand-gated ioni channels)

43
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open or close in response to a change in membrane potential

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voltage-gated ion channels

44
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changes in membrane potential

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graded potentials

45
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graded potentials

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  1. hyperpolarization
  2. depolarization
46
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membrane potential becomes more negative as gated K+ channels open and K+ diffuses out of the cell

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hyperpolarization

47
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membrane potential becomes less negative as gated Na+ channels open and Na+ diffuses into the cell

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depolarization

48
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all or nothing depolarization

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action potential

49
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what is triggered if graded potentials sum to ~-55mV

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action potential

50
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~-55mV of graded potential sum

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threshold potential

51
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Two volted gates of Na+ channels

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  1. closed activation
  2. open inactivation
52
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open rapidly in response to depolarization

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closed activation gates

53
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close slowly in response to depolarization

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open inactivation

54
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Five steps on action potential

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  1. resting state
  2. depolarization
  3. rising phase of action potential
  4. falling phase of action potential
  5. undershoot
55
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what happens in depolarization

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  • voltage-gated Na+ channels open first
  • Na+ flows into cell
56
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what happens in rising phase

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  • threshold is crossed
  • membrane potential increases
57
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what happens in the falling phase

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  • voltage-gated Na+ channels inactivate
  • voltage-gated K+ channels open
  • K+ flows out
58
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what happens during undershoot

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  • membrane permeability to K+ is first higher than rest
  • voltage-gated K+ close
  • resting potential restored
59
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  • result of a temporary inactivation of Na+ channels
  • second action potential cannot be initiated
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refractory period

60
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different period in changes in ion channels on membrane potential

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  1. depolarizing stimulus
  2. absolute refractory period
  3. relative refractory period
61
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where is action potential repeatedly regenerated

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along length of axon

62
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how is action potential generated

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Na+ ions flow inward across membrane at one location

63
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rapid method by which nerve impulses move down a myelinated axon with excitation occurring only at nodes of Ranvier

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Saltatory conduction

64
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where does excitation occur

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nodes of Ranvier

65
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action potential travels directly from the presynaptic to the postsynaptic cells via gap junctions

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electrical synapses

66
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how does electrical synapses travel from presynaptic to postsynaptic cells

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via gap junctions

67
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  • information is transferred via the release of a neurotransmitter from one cell that is detected by an adjacent cell
  • more common than electrical synapses
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chemical synapses

68
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region where neurons nearly touch and where nerve impulse is transferred

69
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small gap between neurons

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synaptic cleft

70
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carries out transmission across a synapse

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neurotransmitters

71
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what happens during transmission across a synapse by neurotransmitters

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  1. sudden rise in calcium at end of one neuron
  2. stimulates synaptic vesicles to merge with presynaptic membrane
  3. neurotransmitter molecules released to synaptic cleft
72
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Three primary factors influencing impulse transmission

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  1. axon diameter
  2. myelination
  3. temperature
73
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diameter of axon

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typically around 1 micrometer

74
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formation of myelin sheath around nerve

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myelination

75
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the lower the temperature, the __ the impulses move

76
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what is affected by axon diameter and myelination

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velocity of impulse propagation

77
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how fast the membrane ahead of the active regions is brought to threshold by the local-circuit current

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conduction velocity of AP

78
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large axon diameter conduct __ due to less resistance

79
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how far a change in voltage will spread

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length constant

80
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greater the length constant the __ the conduction velocity of AP

81
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evolutionary adaptation to increase the length constant of invertebrates

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increase in axonal diameter

82
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evolutionary adaptation to increase the length constant of vertebrates

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myelination

83
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composition of myelin sheath

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layered glial cell membrane

84
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increase the transmembrane resistance and decrease the effective neuronal membrane capacitance

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myelination

85
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by definition a material which is able to hold an electrical charge

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Capacitance

86
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by definition is a measurement of the difficulty to pass an electric current through a materia

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resistance

87
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  • where action potential is usually triggered
  • region of a neuron that controls the initiation of an electrical impulse based on the inputs from other neurons or the environment
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axon hillock

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