NA Special Funtions Flashcards
Passage of electrical charge along the neural body (intracellular connection)
Nerve conduction
Changes in the internal polarity of the neuron
Nerve conduction
Beginning at the body of the neuron and propagating towards the proximal part of the axon until after a certain event triggers conduction of electrical charge towards the terminal axon
Nerve conduction
Post axon hillock activation
Nerve transmission
Electrical charge travels throughout the entire axon unless facilitated by saltatory conduction
Nerve transmission
Reaches terminal knob where certain activities are triggered
Synaptic activities ensures
Nerve transmission
Nerve conduction - occurs within the neuron
Nerve transmission - occurs in the synapse; one neuron to another
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Cells were constant changes are always happening due to the multiple and different process that takes place inside and outside of it
Dynamic Cell
Electrical charge of the environment and not the direction
Polarity
Neutral charge, maybe slightly negative or positive due to the presence of ions
Polar
state of the cell when the environment outside is positive while the inside of the cell is negative
polar
Electrical charge of the fluid outside the cell
Usually POSITIVE
Extracellular polarity
Electrical charge of the fluid inside the cell
Usually NEGATIVE
Intracellular polarity
Promoted by the different dynamic processes happening
Maintenance of the polarity
why is ICP negative?
Large proteins that are negatively charged
Influx and efflux of charged ion particles
Sodium-potassium pump
State of neuron where nothing is happening however dynamic conduction might be occurring
Resting Membrane Potential
level that a depolarization must reach for an action potential to occur
Threshold of excitation
what is the resting membrane potential
-70 mv (-0.07 v)
State of neuron where transmission of electrical charge is happening
Action Potential
membrane voltage or potential is determined at any time by the relative ratio of ions, extracellular to intracellular, and the permeability of each ion
Action Potential
steps of action potential
depolarization
repolarization
resting potential
Ang normal state is negative sa loob, tas dahil bumukas yung Na+ channels papasok yung Na+ kaya magiging positive sa loob
depolarization
Sodium ions go inside, so the inside becomes more positive
depolarization
To maintain polarity
repolarization
Na+ channels are inactivated and additional K+ channels have opened so that the membrane cannot depolarize again
Repolarization
Lalabas ang potassium ions (K+) kc masyadong nang positive sa loob kaya stostop na pasok si Na+ and aalis si K+ para mag-balance sila
repolarization
Action potential continues to travel down the axon
Nag-balance na
Resting potential
Process of changing the polarity whether to become more negative or positive from its present polarized state
Polarization
Series of changes that occur to a nerve cell that leads to an activation of its function
polarization
Process by which neuron regains its negative resting potential
Voltage-gated sodium channels will close and potassium channels will open
repolarization
Loss of polarization
depolarization
Loss of the the difference in charge between the inside and outside of the plasma membrane of nerve cell due to a change in permeability and migration of sodium ions to the interior
depolarization