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Needs for a nervous system

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  1. Allows detection of changes in external or internal environment (sensory)
  2. Allows rapid response to changes (motor)
  3. Allows integration of information and formulation of responses (central nervous system)
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Neuron and what occurs in each part

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At dendrites and cell body: integration of signals
At axon: transmission of action potential
At synaptic terminals: communication to next cell

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Extracellular fluid

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Also called internal milieu (not internal of cell, internal of body). On outside of cell

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Intracellular fluid

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On inside of cell

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Types of structures in lipid bilayer

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Integral proteins, receptors, gated channel protein, cholesterol, channel, carrier protein, glycoprotein, carbohydrates

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Diffusion

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Diffusion is the net movement of anything (for example, atoms, ions, molecules, energy) generally from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration

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0.9% NaCl to g/ml

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0.9g/100ml

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0.9g/100ml to g/L

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9 g/L

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9
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9 g/L of NaCl into mol/L (Moles) (molar mass of NaCl is 58.44)

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0.158 mol/L (M)

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10
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Aquaporin

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water channel in cell membrane

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Concentration gradient for sodium (Na+)

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150 mM on outside
15 mM on inside
High concentration of N outside of cell

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Concentration gradient for potassium (K+)

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5mM on outside
140 mM on inside
High concentration of K inside cell

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13
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What causes the concentration gradient for sodium and potassium

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The sodium/potassium ATPase

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How the Na/K ATPase works

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  1. Three sodium ions enter the enzyme from within cell
  2. ATP phosphorylates enzyme from inside of cell, causing it to pump 3 Na+ out of the cell
  3. Two potassium ions enter the enzyme from the outside of the cell
  4. The now un-phosphorylated enzyme pumps the 2 K+ into the cell
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15
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What does the ATPase need in order to function

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Na+, K+ and ATP

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16
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Ouabain

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Inhibits ATPase

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17
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Anions inside and outside of cell

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Outside: Mostly Cl- (120mM)
Inside: Mostly large anions (100 mM) and some Cl- (10mM)

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18
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The plasma membrane is most permeable to

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Potassium

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19
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Which way does Na want to go based on concentration gradient

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Inside

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20
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Which way does K want to go based on concentration gradient

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Outside

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21
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Is the charge on an ion large or small

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very large

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22
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Inside of cell has a charge

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Negative

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Outside of cell has a charge

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Positive

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24
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Define equilibrium potential of potassium

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The potential (mV) that exists when the K+
concentration gradient is exactly matched by
the opposing electrical gradient for a given ion
(K+) in the theoretical situation of a membrane
with permeability for only K+.

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Define the equilibrium potential for sodium.
The potential (mV) that exists when the Na+ concentration gradient is exactly matched by the opposing electrical gradient for a given ion (Na+) in the theoretical situation of a membrane with permeability for only Na+.
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Nernst Equation
Calculates equilibrium potential Eion = 62 mV x log ([ion]o/[ion]i)
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Equilibrium potential
- Electrical "force" = - Concentration "force" - If there were channels only for that ion, it is the voltage that would be measured across the membrane - Calculated values based on concentration gradient between inside and outside cell
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Equilibrium potential of K+
-90mV
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Equilibrium potential for Na+
+62 mV
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Membrane potential
Measured value that is determined by equilibrium potential for all ions and relative permeability for each ion
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On most cells, including neurons, there is a resting membrane potential with a negative charge inside the cell. Why?
More potassium permeabity than sodium (More K+ channels than Na+ channels) Potassium wants to leave cell due to concentration gradient
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Resting Membrane Potential of a cell
- ~ -70 mV - Due to an imbalance of ions across a cell membrane - represents a form of energy - measure of charge separation
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Voltage
Measure of charge separation
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Voltage during peak of action potential
+ 30 mV (due to open Na+ channels)
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What is the electrical force on K+
70 mV pushing K+ inside of cell
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Concentration force on K+
90 mV pushing K+ to outside of cell
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Total force on K+
20 mV out of cell
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What is the concentration force on Na+?
62 mV pushing Na+ to inside of cells
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What is the electrical force on Na+?
70 mV pushing Na+ to inside of cells
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Total force on Na+
132 mV into cell
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How would changes in concentration affect resting membrane potential of cells
Not sure**
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What determines the membrane potential
- equilibrium potential of each ion - relative permeability for each ion
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If Na+ channels open
Depolarization (cell becomes more +)
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If K+ channels open
Hyperpolarization
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Depolarization
Decrease in potential; membrane less negative open Na+ channels close K+ channels
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Repolarization
Return to resting potential after depolarization
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Hyperpolarization
Increase in potential; membrane more negative Close Na+ channels Open K+ channels
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Do neurons receive information from one or multiple neurons
Most neurons receive information from many other neurons
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Graded hyperpolarization
a smallish change in the membrane potential that is proportional to the size of the stimulus. Graded potentials that make the membrane potential more negative, and make the postsynaptic cell less likely to have an action potential, are called inhibitory post synaptic potentials (IPSPs).
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Graded depolarizations
Graded potentials that make the membrane potential less negative or more positive, thus making the postsynaptic cell more likely to have an action potential, are called excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs).
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Summed potentials
If summed potentials reach the threshold value at the axon hillock, the membrane depolarizes and an action potential results
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What is it about neurons that allows them to produce action potentials?
Voltage-gated Na+ channels!! At “threshold” these channels open and increase permeability for Na+
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Voltage-gated sodium channel
Has an activation gate and inactivation gate 1. Closed activation gate, capable of opening 2. Rapid opening of activation gate triggered at threshold 3. Slow closing inactivation gate triggered at threshold (when this closes, it is not capable of opening until it is restored to normal)
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Voltage-gated potassium channel
Activation gate has a delayed opening triggered at threshold
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Sequence for an action potential
Voltage reaches a threshold (-55 mV) Depolarization- voltage-gated Na+ channels open Repolarization- voltage-gated Na+ channels close, voltage-gated K+ channels open Hyperpolarization Return to resting membrane potential - Voltage-gated K+ channels close
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Na+ at Resting (-70 mV)
Relative permeability: 1x Direction of gradient-- Concentration: inward Electric: inward
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K+ at Resting (-70 mV)
Relative permeability: 25-30x Direction of gradient-- Concentration: outward Electric: inward
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Na+ at Threshold (-55 mV)
Relative permeability: 600x Direction of gradient-- Concentration: inward Electric: inward
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K+ at Threshold (-55 mV)
Relative permeability: 25-30x Direction of gradient-- Concentration: outward Electric: inward

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