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Membrane Potential Flashcards

1
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Receive, process, and transmit information to other cells

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Neurons

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2
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Part of the neuron that receives the signals from other neurons towards the cell body

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Dendrites

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3
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Conducts the signal away from the cell body and carriers it for long distances with high fidelity and without loss

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Axon

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4
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Contains all the necessary organelles for metabolic maintenance, the cell’s genetic information, and provides energy to drive activities.

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Soma

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5
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Different types of neurons:

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  1. Sensory or afferent
  2. Motor or efferent
  3. Interneuron
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6
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Neuron that send the synapse towards another neuron

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Presynaptic cell

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7
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Neuron that receives the synapse from the presynaptic cell

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Post-synaptic cell

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8
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The surface membrane of motor-neuron dendrites and soma:

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Innervated

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9
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Part of the neuron that integrates input to initiate an action potential(AP)

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Soma

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10
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Action potential is carried from the __________ to the ____________

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Spike initiating zone, Axon terminal

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11
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The spike initiating zone is located near the _____________

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Axon hillock

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12
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The difference in electrical potential across the cell membrane that is caused by the different concentration of ions on each side of the plasma membrane.

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Membrane Potential

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13
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What is the membrane potential of neurons

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-60 to -80 mV

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14
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Fundamental property of cells from an excess negative or positive charge on either side of the plasma

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Membrane Potential

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15
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Electrical gradient that is more concentrated in the extracellular matrix

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Cations(positive)

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16
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Electrical gradient that is more concentrated with the cells or the cytosolic space.

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Anions(negative)

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17
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Every ________ has a voltage or membrane potential across its plasma membrane

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Cell

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18
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Factors that create potential difference

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A. Concentration gradient for an ion
B. Membrane that is permeable to that ion

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19
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What is the resting potential of a cell?

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-70mV

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20
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Measures the membrane potential across the cell

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Microelectrode

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21
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Movement of K+(potassium) in the cell

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Outwards

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22
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Movement of Na+(Sodium) in the cell

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Inwards

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23
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The state of equal anions and cations

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Electroneutral

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24
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Potassium moves out of the cell along concentration gradient using:

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Potassium Channel

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25
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Movement of potassium cations out of the cell results to:

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Electronegativity inside of the cell

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26
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Movement of ions that causes inward and outward fluxes that exactly balance each other

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Equilibrium potential

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27
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Represents the sum of the equilibrium potentials of all
the relevant ions and the influence of each ion over the overall membrane potential is proportional to its permeability.

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Goldman-Hodgkin-Katz equation

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28
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The molecule that sets the resting membrane potential of neurons

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Potassium

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29
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The principal element for intracellular cation

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K+(potassium)

30
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Principal element for extracellular cation

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Na+(sodium)

31
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Cations that maintains membrane potential

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K+ and Na+

32
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Anions that maintain membrane potential

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proteins, amino acids, sulfate, phosphate and Cl-

33
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Principal intracellular anions

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proteins, amino acids, sulfate, and phosphate

34
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Principal extracellular anion

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Cl- (chlorine)

35
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The concentration of K+ is greater on the inside the cell, while the Na+ concentration is greater outside the cell.

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Chemical potential energy

36
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Uses ATP to maintain the K+ and Na+ gradients across the plasma membrane

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Sodium-potassium pumps

37
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Converts chemical potential energy to electrical potential

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opening of ion channels

38
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State of the neuron where it contains many open K+ channels and fewer open Na+ channels; K+ diffusion outside of the cell

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Neuron at resting potential

39
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Channels that are always open which allows ions to diffuse across the plasma membrane

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Non-gated ion channels

40
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Cells that can generate larges changes in their membrane potential

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Excitable cells

41
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Channels that responds by opening or closing to a stimuli

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Gated ion channels

42
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Types of gated ions

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  1. Chemically-gated ion channels
  2. voltage-gated ion channels
43
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Channel that opens or closes in response to a chemical stimuli

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Chemically-gated ion channels

44
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Channel that responses caused by stimuli generated by changes in membrane potential

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Voltage-gated ion channels

45
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Changes that occurs in the membrane potential

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Graded potentials

46
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Changes in the membrane potential gives rise to:

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Nerve impulses

47
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The phenomena where the membrane potential becomes more negative

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Hyperpolarization

48
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An occurrence where the membrane potential becomes less negative

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Depolarization

49
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All or nothing depolarization

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Action potential

50
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If the gradient potentials sum reaches -55mV that triggers an action potential

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Threshold potential

51
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What is the threshold potential of the cell

52
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Two gates of voltage-gated Na+ channels

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  1. Closed activation gates
  2. Open inactivation gates
53
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Voltage-gated Na+ channel that close slowly in response to depolarization

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Open inactivation gates

54
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Voltage-gated Na+ channels that open rapidly in response to depolarization

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Close activation gates

55
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A period where no second action potential can be initiated

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Refractory period

56
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Stages of Action potential

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  1. Resting stage
  2. Depolarization
  3. Rising Phase
  4. Falling phase
  5. Undershoot
57
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Refractory period occurs due to:

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Inactivation of Na+ channels

58
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Movement of impulse are faster on myelinated neurons is caused by:

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Saltatory conduction

59
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Depolarized regions of the axon (unmyelinated regions)

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nodes of Ranvier

60
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Action potential that travels directly from the presynaptic to the postsynaptic cells via gap junctions

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Electrical Synapses

61
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Synapses received by chemically-gated channels for ions such as Na+, K+, and Cl-

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Chemical Synapses

62
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A region where neurons nearly touch and where nerve impulses are transferred

63
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Small gap between neurons

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Synaptic cleft

64
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Transmission across the synapse is carried out by:

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Neurotransmitters

65
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Formation of myelin sheath around a nerve

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Myelination

66
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Diameter of an axon

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One(1) micrometer

67
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Affect how false the impulses move

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Temperature

68
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Velocity of an impulse propagation varies as a function of:

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Axon diameter and myelination

69
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How fast the membrane ahead of the active region is brought to threshold by the local-circuit current

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Conduction velocity of action potential

70
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Increase the transmembrane resistance and decrease the effective neuronal membrane capacitance

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Myelination

71
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The greater the length constant;

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The faster the conduction of action potential

72
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Less capitative current is required to change the Vm; more charge can flow down the axon to depolarize the next segment

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Capacitance decrease

Gen. Physiology - Midterms (7 decks)

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