What is rapid depolarization? What are its side effects?

Q: What is dual innervation?

A: Dual innervation refers to the innervation of a target organ by both divisions of the ANS. Usually,…

Q: What is the difference between temporal summation and spatial summation?

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

Q: What are Refractory Periods?

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

Q: What is the role of the Efferent neuron?

A: The nervous system is involved in the coordination and controlling of various activities in the…

Q: What do you mean by depolarization and repolarization?

A: An action potential (AP) appears when the membrane potential of a particular cell location rapidly…

Q: What is the role of the relative refractory period?

A: Introduction Nerves play vital role in conduction of signals from CNS to various other organs, nerve…

Q: What is conduction Aphasia?

A: Conduction aphasia is a language disorder.It is characterized by selective defect of oral repetition…

Q: What comprises the extensor mechanism?

A: Extensor mechanism involved in extending the tibiofemoral joint. It refers the common linkage…

Q: What are the purposes of the Absolute and Relative Refractory Periods?

A: Action potentials can be defined as the swift rise and succeeding fall in the membrane potential or…

Q: What is the significance of harvesian system?

A: Bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the vertebrate skeleton in animals. They protect…

Q: What are common EEG waveforms?

A: EEG stands for electroencephalography which records the electrical activity of the brain. It is done…

Q: Whats is contiguous conduction?

A: The nervous system functional unit is nerve or neuron. Neurons classified into three types based on…

Q: Give reasons for this continued depolarization?

A: The nerve cell or neuron is the fundamental unit of the nervous system along with the brain. They…

Q: What is absolute refractory period?

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Q: What are two functions of electroreceptors?

A: electroreceptors are the jelly-filled tubes on the surface of the sharkskin this tube ends in the…

Q: What is the difference of depolarization and hyperpolarization? Why do cold receptors depolarize…

A: both are the phases in the generation and conduction of an action potential.

Q: What is relative refractory period?

A: Refractory period – duration of time during which the cell is unable to respond to a stimulus. It…

Q: What is convergence?

A: In biology, the term convergence is associated with evolution. Therefore, it is important to have a…

Q: What is the definition of tonicity?

A: Tonicity is a term used to describe the relative solute concentration between two compartments that…

Q: What is the difference between Multiple Sclerosis and Amyotrophic lateral Sclerosis?

A: Multiple Sclerosis is a disease that affects the brain and spinal cord. It destroys the myelin…

Q: Explain the physiological basis of the absolute and relative refractory periods?

A: The absolute refractory period can be defined as the period during which another action potential…

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 are Depolarization and graded potential caused?

A: Depolarization is also known as Hypopolarization. Depolarization results in a change in the electric…

Q: Define the term autoreceptors?

A: Introduction  Hormones regulate various physiological activities of the body such as growth,…

Q: What is Hyperpolarization?

A: In the ion channel, the proteins expressed by all living cells make a pathway for charged ions from…

Q: What is an electroencephalogram (EEG)?

A: Numerous medical equipment is available to measure and understand the functioning of the body…

Q: Why can a greater-than-normal stimulus trigger an AP during the relative refractory period but not…

A: Our brain sends and receives information in the form of electrical signals. These electrical signals…

Q: What is spatial summation?

A: Spatial summation is when progressively larger numbers of primary afferent (presynaptic) neurons are…

Q: Distinguish between Depolarization and Repolarization?

A: Action potential is defined as a sudden and rapid increase and decrease in the voltage across the…

Q: Which is typically the most effective temporal NS-US arragement? Why?

A: Introduction By Organising The Neutral And Unconditional Responses In Various Ways, The Effective…

Q: What occurs when a stimulus depolarizes the membrane of a neuron?

A: Depolarization occurs when a sensory signal is acknowledged in the periphery and is stated as the…

Q: How does synaptictransmission between neuronstake place?

A: The neurons are the basic component of the nervous system. The neurons also are known as nerve cells…

Q: What is saltaTory conduction and how does it work?

A: Most axons are enclosed in a myelin sheath and are called myelinated. The myelin sheath act as an…

Q: List the benefits of dual innervation?

A: Autonomic neural system: it is also known as involuntary nervous system as it controls the…

Q: Do refractory periods help keep APs separate?

A: Refractory periods and action potential go simultaneously for most of the time. There are two…

Q: What is saltatory conduction?

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

Q: How do individual neurons establishand maintain their characteristicintrinsic firing properties?

A: Introduction:- Neurons (also known as neurones or nerve cells) are the basic components of the brain…

Q: What does afferent, integration and efferent mean?

A: Neurons are the basic unit of the nervous system. It is the longest cell among all.

Q: At the onset of exercise, what does sympathetic discharge cause?

A: The sympathetic stimulation connects the organs to the brain through spinal nerves. The stimulation…

Q: What are the functionaldifferences between neuronsand glial cells?

A: The nervous system (NS) consists of several nerve fibers and cells. This system is responsible for…

Q: What is the main mechanism contributing to the absolute refractory period in neurons:

A: Introduction: The neuron, a specialized cell that transmits information to other nerve cells, muscle…

Q: epsp’s and ipsp’s, where are they occurring

A: A transient depolarization of the postsynaptic membrane generated by the passage of positively…

Q: What is the difference between the absolute refractory period versus the relative refractory period?

A: Refractory period – duration of time during which the cell is unable to respond to a stimulus. It…