Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function
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ISBN: 9781259277726
Author: Kenneth S. Saladin Dr.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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The mechanism of action potential; and how it is related to the flow of ion and the membrane channel action; what is the meaning of repolarization and depolarization in the membrane during the action and local potential.

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An action potential is electrical impulses used for information passage between the nerve cell and muscle cell. The postsynaptic neuron is a neuron in which electrical impulses are transmitted by the chemical neurotransmitter release. Any alterations in the membrane potential are postsynaptic potential. Its function is to inhibit or initiate an action potential that is aided by neurotransmitters.

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Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function

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