The Nervous System 1 Flashcards

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1
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What allows for saltatory conduction?

A

The myelination of nerve fibres

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2
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How is resting potential generated?

A

Neurons pump sodium and potassium ions across their membranes

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3
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What is action potential?

A

depolarization and repolarization of the neuron

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What are nerve impulses?

A

action potentials propagated along the axons of neurons, only initiated if th threshold potential is reached

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What are synapses?

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junctions between neurons and between neurons and receptor or effector cells

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