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MODULE 2- Electrical Signals of Nerve Cells Flashcards

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what do nerve cells do

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generate electrical signals to encode information

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**resting membrane potential

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the constant voltage across the membrane when the cell is at rest (40-90 mV)

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**receptor potential

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a change in potential when sensory neurons are stimulated

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**synaptic potential

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a change in potential when one neuron stimulates another across a synapse using neurotransmitters

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**action potential

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a nerve impulse or spike that travels along an axon

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**passive electrical response

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occurs without any unique neuronal property in response to a stimulus

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**hyperpolarization

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a stimulus that causes the membrane to become more negative than that of the resting membrane potential

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**active electrical response

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occurs when a stimulus causes the membrane potential to increase past threshold (threshold potential), thereby generating a depolarizing AP

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**once threshold is reached, APs are ____

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all or none

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**where is stimulus intensity encoded

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AP frequency

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subthreshold responses of receptor potentials

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responses are graded in proportion to stimulus strength or intensity

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neuronal electrical signals can be transmitted over ____

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long distances

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poor spread of passive electrical signals is experimentally demonstrated with what

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injection of a subthreshold current

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passive current flow/conduction

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decays with distance along an axon

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long distance propagation via APs is experimentally demonstrated with what

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injection of a suprathreshold current

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active current flow/conduction

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shows a constant amplitude of the AP (doesn’t decay) along an axon

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what do anesthetic drugs interfere with

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neuronal electrical signaling

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3 types of anesthetic drugs

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-local
-regional
-general

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local anesthesia

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-blocks pain receptor electrical signaling at the site
-blocks Na+ channels involved in AP generation

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regional anesthesia

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reduces pain sensation over a larger body area, such as during child delivery

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general anesthesia

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-causes unconsciousness or lack of sensation + muscle relaxation
-main effect is to hyperpolarize neurons, making them more difficult to excite

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what do ion movements produce

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electrical signals

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**2 requirements for generating cellular electrical signals

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-concentration gradient (difference) of specific ions across the membrane
-membrane is selectively permeable to some ions, made possible by ion channel proteins

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what are active transporters + ion channels responsible for

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ion movements across neuronal membranes

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active transport
move something against its concentration gradient
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active transporters
-actively move selected ions against concentration gradient -create ion concentration gradients
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ion channels
-allow ions to diffuse down concentration gradient -are selectively permeable to certain ions
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simple lab experiment demonstrating electrochemical equilibrium
-membrane permeable to only K+ -K+ first moves down its concentration gradient -then, it moves down its electrical gradient -chemical + electrical forces continue to balance until dynamic equilibrium + no net movement is reached
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when is electrochemical equilibrium reached
when there is no further net movement of K+
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what relationship does Nernst equation predict
linear relationship between the transmembrane concentration gradient + the membrane potential
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what do electrical + chemical forces create
membrane potentials
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what is predicted by the Nernst equation + electrochemical equilibrium
the electrical potential generated across the membrane at electrochemical equilibrium (equilibrium potential) for a SINGLE PERMEANT ION
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2 roles of permeant ion gradients + electrical potentials in electrochemical equilibrium
-perform an experiment to confirm electrochemical equilibrium -it is possible to change the ion flux by changing either the potential imposed in the membrane or the transmembrane concentration gradient for an ion
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what ions generate the resting membrane potential
potassium ions
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concentration gradients across neural membranes are...
comparable for all species investigated
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the concentration of which 4 ions gradients enable the calculateion of the Nernst equilibrium potential
K+, Na+, Ca2+, Cl-
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resting membrane potential of squid neuron membrane
-65 mV
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equilibrium potential for K+
-75 mV
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what is indicated by resting membrane potential of squid neuron membrane (-65 mV) is closest to equilibrium potential for K+ (-75 mV)
indicates the resting membrane is more permeable to K+ than any other ion
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how large is giant nerve cells of squid compared to mammalian neurons
100-1,000x larger -their large size is what makes them easy to work with
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why did giant nerve cells evolve in squid
to evade predators
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what does the large-diameter of the squid neuron's axon mean
faster than normal propagation of APs
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role of K+ in neuronal resting membrane potentials
-living squid neuron bathed in solution -raise the [initial K+] until it equates [final K+] -> resting membrane potential ~ 0 -resting membrane potential varied with log [final K+] with a slope that approaches 58 mV per 10-fold change in [final K+] -Hodgkin + Katz showed that: -permeability to K+ is higher than for any other ion -[final K+] > [initial K+] -the resting membrane potential of a squid giant axon is determined by the K+ concentration gradient across the membrane
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what 2 things did Hodgkin + Katz show
-permeability to K+ is higher than for any other ion -[final K+] > [initial K+]
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Goldman equation for multiple permeant ions
an extension of the Nernst equation, taking the [ions] gradients + their respective permeabilities into account
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during depolarization, what happens to membrane potential
membrane potential becomes more positive as it tries to reach the E of Na+
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during repolarization, what happens to membrane potential
membrane potential becomes more negative as it tries to reach the E of K
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compare permeability of K to Na for the steps of AP graph
-resting potential: P of K > P of Na -depolarization: P of Na is increasing -at top/peak of AP: P of Na > P of K -repolarization: P of Na is decreasing -back to resting potential: P of K > P of Na
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what do APs arise from
sequential changes in sodium + potassium permeability
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at rest, how permeable is neuronal membrane to Na+
only slightly permeable
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during depolarization + overshoot phases, how permeable is neuronal membrane to Na+
extremely permeable to Na+ -due to opening of Na+ sensitive channels that are closed when at rest
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what do membrane pumps ensure + why
ensures that [initial Na+] > [final Na+] -so that during depolarization, Na+ rushes in toward the E of Na
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resting state is due to what
the high permeability of K
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depolarization is due to what
due to the transient increase in permeability of Na+
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all APs have what 3 things
-overshoot -falling phase -undershoot
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how do APs differ
differ widely in amplitude + duration of these various phases, depending on the neuron part (dendrite, axon, soma) + type (Purkinje neuron, motor neuron, etc.) from which they are recorded
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# AP steps AP steps (5)
1. neuron at rest 2. rising phase 3. overshoot 4. falling phase 5. undershoot
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# AP steps 1. neuron at rest
(due to active transport of Na/K pump) K+ inside > K+ outside Na+ inside < Na+ outside P of K > P of Na
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# AP steps 2. rising phase
initial depolarization due to receptor potential or synaptic potential -increase in P of Na; Na channels open
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# AP steps 3. overshoot
P of K < P of Na -Na channels open -K channels open
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# AP steps 4. falling phase
P of Na decreases -Na channels close -K channels open
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# AP steps 5. undershoot
P of K > P of Na -K channels open
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**what is permeability determined by
the number of ion channels that are open

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