How do depolarize, repolarize, and hyperpolarize describe the direction of changes in the membrane potential relative to the resting potential in an excitable cell?

Q: Define the term saltatory conduction?

A: Neurons are the basic unit of the nervous system that carry electrical stimuli throughout the body.…

Q: Discuss the mechanism of action-potential in neurons?

A: Introduction: All excitable tissue like nerve and muscle tissue have membrane potential. The…

Q: What is a depolarizing graded potential?

A: In depolarization, certain physiological changes happen inside the cell, during which, a shifting of…

Q: What is the difference between equilibrium potential, membrane potential, and action potential…

A: The neurons can pass information from one neuron to another in the form of electrical signals. The…

Q: What is Action Potential Mechanism?

A: Biochemistry is a branch of science that deals with the study of chemical processes related to the…

Q: Define depolarization, repolarization, and the action potential.

A: Depolarization in terms of a cell can be explained by the condition of less negative charge inside…

Q: Sometimes diverging circuits split into excitatory and inhibitory paths. When might such a circuit…

A: Neural Circuits The synaptic connection has different patterns between neuronal pools. They are…

Q: Explain how the resting membrane potential is established and maintained in neurons.

A: BASIC INFORMATION   NEURON   It is the longest cell inside the human body  It is found in the brain…

Q: Differentiate between mechanically gated ion channels and voltage-gated ion channels?

A: Mechanically gated ion Channels are regulated physically. It open and closed due to structural…

Q: What are the PNS neurones/ CNS efferent neurones split into?

A: Neurons can be defined as the form of a cell that plays the role in transmitting the information in…

Q: How do depolarization and repolarization occur in the conductive segment of a neuron?

A: When the electrical potential difference surrounding the plasma membrane of neuron caused action…

Q: Explain how the sodium–potassium pump and the properties of the membrane lead to the resting…

A: Sodium-Potassium pump is an active transport mechanism, which takes place in the cell membrane of…

Q: What would happen if summation of graded potentials in a neuron did not occur?

A: Neurons are the basic structural and functional unit of the nervous system. The nervous stimulus…

Q: Define the Membrane potential of an inactiveneuron ?

A: A resting (non-signaling) neuron contains a voltage across its membrane known as the resting…

Q: Describe how the permeability of the axon membrane to Na+ and K+ is regulated and how changes in…

A: Introduction  Sodium and Potassium are the two most important ions which plays a crucial role in…

Q: How much of a change in the membrane potential is necessary for the summation of postsynaptic…

A: Action potential generates when the neurons want to pass the information along the body from its…

Q: If postsynaptic membrane permeability is increased, is theneuron more easily stimulated or less…

A: The permeability of a cell refers to the transportation of ions that occurs through the cell…

Q: How much current actually flows across the membrane over the course of an action potential?

A: Cell to cell communication is an important aspect of all living organisms. It is required for the…

Q: How is saltatory conduction different from continuous conduction?

A: The neuron is the brain’ basic functional unit. It is a specialized cell and is designed to transfer…

Q: How do ion channels and sodium-potassium pumps contribute to the resting potential?

A: Ion channels are pore forming membrane proteins that allow ion to pass through the channel pore.…

Q: If sodium and potassium ions are both positively charged, what causes the negative membrane…

A: Resting membrane potential is defined as the difference in the electric potential across the plasma…

Q: Explain the relationship of the resting membrane potential to the two equilibrium potentials.

A: resting membrane potential is primarily dependent on the potassium ion concentration gradient.…

Q: What is the typical resting membrane potential of a neuron?

A: When a cell is not excited, its resting membrane potential is known as the electrical potential…

Q: Neurons, particularly those in the brain, receive multiple excitatory and inhibitory signals. What…

A: Neurons are the basic functional unit. It is a specialized cell that is designed to transfer…

Q: Indicate zero membrane potential, resting membrane potential, and threshold potential; indicate when…

A: Introduction  Chloride is the most abundant anion in the extracellular fluid. Along with Chloride…

Q: How does the resting membrane potential of a neuron develop?

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Q: How does increasing the intracellular Na+ concentration affect the action potential of a neuron?

A: The action potential is the characteristic increase and decrease of the membrane potential following…

Q: What is the resting membrane potential? How does electrical activity change during an action…

A: Neurons are the fundamental units of the nervous system. A neuron is made up of three important…

Q: What is the membrane threshold and describe its role with grade potential's in action potential's

A: Neurons are responsible for the electromagnetic conduction of the signals in the form of stimulus.…

Q: When does the membrane gets depolarized?

A: The presence of opposing electrical charges on either side of a cell membrane is referred to as…

Q: How can an EPSPs ability to stimulate action potential be enhanced?

A: The neuron is a specialized cell that is capable of generating an action potential on the cell…

Q: What causes depolarization of a neuron membrane potential

A: Neurons are the cells of the  nervous system . They are excitable cells and can conduct electrical…

Q: What takes place during the depolarization phase of an action potential? How is it an example of a…

A: Introduction:To communicate and respond to the stimulus, neurons need to communicate with each…

Q: How does an action potential differ from a local potential?How do depolarizing and hyperpolarizing…

A: Nerve cells conduct electrical impulses to bring out a certain biochemical reaction. When a sudden…

Q: describe the events of neuron depolarization and repolarization

A: The action potential is referred to as the process in which there occurs variation within the…

Q: the potassium leak channels were suddenly blocked in a resting neuron, what would happen to its…

A: Normally the neuron has  - 70millivolt resting membrane potential that means the interior of neuron…

Q: How do both negative and positive feedback contributeto the changes in membrane potential during an…

A: During depolarization, both channels open. The response is sequential and independent. Sodium…

Q: Which of the following statements is correct with regard to ionic concentrations at the normal…

A: Resting potential is the stage when a neuron is not actively signaled. A neuron that is at resting…

Q: What does the sodium-potassium pump do to reset and maintain resting potential? Inwhat sense is this…

A: Membrane transport is a term that refers to a set of mechanisms that control the passage of ions and…

Q: What is saltatory conduction?

A: The communication within tissues occurs due to action potentials. Whenever there is a change in…

Q: Differentiate between excitatory postsynaptic potential EPSP and inhibitory postsynaptic potential…

A: The postsynaptic mechanism is referred to as the transportation and conduction of impulses in the…

Q: Why is the movement of ions across the plasma membrane important, and in which direction do ions…

A: The cells are separated from the external environment by the presence of Plasma membrane. The…

Q: What is the role of ions, the phospholipid bilayer, and plasma membrane channels in neurons relative…

A: Cells are the basic unit of life. Cytoplasm and cell membrane are the basic structures of all…

Q: How can only positive ions result in depolarization and repolarization of the membrane during an…

A: Membrane potenial/ transmembrane potential/ membrane voltage in the electrical potential difference…

Osmosis

In simple words, osmosis is the slow, gradual movement of a liquid through a membrane. But there are nuances to this process. For instance, there has to be an imbalance in the distribution of solute in the liquid on either side of the membrane, which has to be semipermeable. The liquid in the region with a lower solute concentration moves to the region with a higher concentration, thereby displacing the solution in the process. The objective is to equalize the concentration of molecules on both sides of the membrane; the displacement of liquid can be viewed as a byproduct of this equalization. Since there is no energy required to carry osmosis, it is considered a passive process.