Neuron 1 fires an action potential, releasing neurotransmitters to neuron 2.  However, neuron 2 does not fire an action potential itself. Write: Explain two possible reasons for this observation.

Q: discuss the process of the neuron firing an action potential from the resting period to the…

A: The process of normal neuronal firing takes place as a communication between neurons through…

Q: A neuron with a resting membrane potential of -75 mV receives multiple inputs giving rise to the…

A: The action potential is a condition of a nerve impulse or electrical activity when there is a…

Q: Concisely describe five steps that occur between the arrival of an action potential at the axon…

A: Nervous framework, coordinated gathering of cells particular for the conduction of electrochemical…

Q: Name the neurotransmitter that conducts nerve impulse through synapse.

A: Neurotransmitters are signalling molecules that act on receptors of postsynaptic neurons. Neurons…

Q: Explain why a single action potential reaching a synapse is unlikely to trigger an action potential…

A: A rapid or large changes in membrane potential of nerve cells during which the potential actually…

Q: Which of these would affect an electrical synapse?

A: Synapses are gaps that separate the terminal buttons of one neuron from receptors of another neuron.…

Q: What is one reason why most neurons are amiotic?

A: Neurons or nerve cells are cells within the nervous system that transmit information to other nerve…

Q: Explain two possible reasons for neuron 2 not firing.

A: An action potential happens when the voltage or membrane potential of the cellular membrane, rapidly…

Q: What is an electrical synapse? Where can electrical synapses be found? Identify an advantage and a…

A: The brain is the organ that is Central to the nervous system. The nerves throughout our body carries…

Q: Place the following events in a chemical synapse between two neurons in the correct order.

A: A synapse is the junction between two neurons, across which the impulse passes from one neuron to…

Q: Which of the following is TRUE regarding the absolute and relative refractory periods of the action…

A: The relative refractory period is that the interval of your time throughout that a second action…

Q: Identify and describe the four functional neuron segments, including the distribution of channels…

A: While neurons share a ton practically speaking with different kinds of cells, they're basically and…

Q: What is an electrical synapse? Describe its operation

A: Synapse is the junction where the axon of one neuron cell contact with another. Two types of…

Q: Name the parts of the multipolar neuron in order of polarity

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

Q: f the absolute refractory period of a neuron is 0.7 milliseconds, what is the maximum frequency of…

A: The trick used by the nervous system is that the intensity of the stimulus is encoded into the…

Q: The extracellular sodium [Na+]0 is reduced in the saline bath. Following another current injection…

A: Polar large size molecules (glucose, amino acids) and Ions (Na+, H+,k+, Ca+) can't pass…

Q: What are the criteria for identification of the neurotransmitter at a particular synapse?  Which two…

A: Neurotransmitter The chemical that achieves chemically mediated transmission are called…

Q: Make an illustration that discusses the Polarized state (mV inside the neuron, ions present/abundant…

A: Neuron like any other cell is surrounded by a plasma membrane which is Semi permeable that is it…

Q: What is a typical value for an inhibitory post synaptic potential?  Why is it inhibitory?

A: An inhibitory post synaptic potential is a kind of synaptic potential that makes a postsynaptic…

Q: neuron, based on its shape, is best suited for relaying information directly from one neuron to…

A: Answer - Bipolar cell

Q: Describe the molecular machinery required for neurotransmitter release at the synapse

A: The central nervous system (CNS) communicates with the different parts of the body by means of…

Q: The post synaptic cell will become depolarized and propagate an action potential if the summation of…

A: The nervous system consists of neurons and glial cells. Neurons and glial cells are involved in…

Q: Describe how different post-synaptic potentials can be summated on a single neuron to determine if…

A: Synapse is a junction that mediates information transfer from one neuron to another neuron or an…

Q: What is the difference between an action potential and a synapse? (select all that apply)

A: A characteristic pattern of quick rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a…

Q: In an experiment, the extracellular [Na+] surrounding a nerve cell was reduced from 145 to 45 mM.…

A: In the presence and absence of an impulse, the nerve cells exist in two states known as action…

Q: At a given synapse, the _____ neuron has neurotransmitter receptors.

A: Neurotransmitter receptors:                       The receptors present in the plasma membrane of…

Q: Saltatory conduction is a term applied to the "jumping" movement of action potentials Multiple…

A: Saltatory conduction is the movement of the action potentials along the myelinated axons from one…

Q: What is a graded potential, and what four events cancause it? Define decremental conduction of…

A: The neuron is the structural and functional unit of the nervous system. The neuron is also known as…

Q: Consider the neuron below, which has a membrane resting potential of -70mV, membrane space constant…

A:

Q: neurology, Will abolishing extracellular calcium concentration prevent electrical neuro transmission…

A: When the action potential reaches the nerve terminal, it activates voltage-dependent calcium…

Q: You find a neuron whose resting potential is -90mV. Which of the following are likely to be true?

A: Neurons are structural and functional units of the nervous system. They are originated from…

Q: During an action potential _______    A. Na+ flows out of cell and causes depolarization  B. K+…

A: A characteristic pattern of rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a…

Q: Neurons can be classified in a number of ways. Which of the following is NOT a method used to…

A: *Neurons are units of brain and nervous system which are helpful in receiving sensory input from the…

Q: Show a complete circuit diagram of the model of the neuron using the specific numerical values for…

A: Electrical gradient and concentration gradient required at many places in the body for proceed many…

Q: Neuron 1 fires an action potential, releasing neurotransmitters to neuron 2.  However, neuron 2 does…

A: Neurotransmitters are chemical used by neurons to communicate with one another and with their target…

Q: With respect to the three structural types of neurons (unipolar, bipolar & multipolar): State which…

A: The neurons are basic working units of the brain. They are specialized cells within the nervous…

Q: Name a neurotransmitter stored at the terminal end of the axon.

A: The nervous system of an organism is quite complex network that is responsible for coordinating…

Q: The most common neurotransmitter involved in the transmission of an action potential is

A: Neurotransmitters are chemical messengers. They carry chemical signals from one neuron to next…

Q: Which of the following situations is correct for a neuron at its resting membrane potential? The…

A: Option 4 is the answer. K+ is high inside and Na+ , Cl- are high outside.

Q: Starting with the action of a neurotransmitter at the postsynaptic end of a neuron, what happens to…

A: Introduction: Neurotransmitters is the chemical messengers our  body can't function without it…

Q: 1 3 Which of the following rows correctly identifies the number that represents the location of the…

A: The diagram in the question is of neurones or nerve cells. These are the fundamental units of the…

Q: What does it mean for an action potential to be an “allor none” event?

A: Given: What does it mean for an action potential to be an “all or none” event?

Q: What is action and resting potential and how does it work in conducting electrical impulses?

A: Nervous system is the complex system in our body which controls the entire body and coordinates the…

Q: Sequence the following list of events of a neuronal action potential by placing 1 next to the first…

A: Action potentials are those electrical impulses that send certain specific signals around your body…

Q: The level of depolarization at which an action potential will be triggered is referred to as the…

A: Action potential develops only when the membrane acquires a more positive charge inside.

Q: Which of the following describes temporal summation? Two pre-synaptic cells send alternating signals…

A: Neurons are also known as nerve cell and it is considered as the fundamental units of the brain and…

Q: The following graph shows that if a neuron is depolarized briefly and then hyperpolarized slightly,…

A: In nerve cells, Na+ is important for generation of the action potential. As the Na+ current is…

Q: The terminal bouton of an axon releases a neurotransmitter that affects a postsynaptic receptor,…

A: Neurotransmitter: Neurotransmitters are the chemical messengers that transmit signals to target…