Lecture 8

Question 1

Action potentials propagate along ________ excitable cells giving rise to waves of ________

Answer 1

elongated; electrical activity

Question 2

Fibers of striated muscle tissue generate waves of contractions for pumping of blood

Answer 2

Cardiac cells

Question 3

Axons conduct action potentials over large distances for signaling

Answer 3

Neurons and nerves

Question 4

The source of all electrical fields and potentials in the body

Answer 4

Volume Conduction

Question 5

Biopotentials result from volume conduction of:

Answer 5

currents sourced and sunk collections of electrically active cells into the extracellular medium