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The state during which a neuron contains more negatively charged ions inside the cell than outside the cell and is not firing is referred to as the?
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resting potential
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When the inside of a cell is negatively charged while the outside of the cell is positively charged it is known as resting potential true or false?
True.
In the absence of stimuli all cells in the body maintain a potential difference across the semipermeable membrane in which the inside of the cell is negatively charged in comparison to the outside?
resting membrane potential
How do sodium and potassium help maintain the proper pH of body fluids?
The body pH is a balance between positively charged ions (acid-forming) and negatively charged ions (alkaline-forming.). Sodium is responsible to control total amount water in body, major cation outside cell. Potassium cation major cation Inside cell.
What is the structure that is outside of a cell?
It is commonly referred as a "case"
How is the polarized membrane state maintained?
Because the voltage across a neural membrane is approximately -70mv, the inside of the membrane is negatively charged relative to the outside. Therefore, it is polarized; this polarization is maintained by retaining a low concentration of Na+ ion and a high concentration of K+ inside the cell (relative to the outside). Active transport helps this to occur, especially the Na+-K+ pump.THis was a question on my homework too. Hope i helped =).
What are negatively charged parts of an atom called?
Negatively charged particles are called electrons. They are present outside the nucleus.
What is a negatively charged particle outside of a atom?
electron
What is a negatively charged particle outside an atom?
electron
When the outside of a nerve is positively charged and the inside is negatively charged what is this called?
action potential
How does the inside of the resting neuron compare to the outside in terms of electrical charge and Na plus concentration?
The concentration of negatively charged proteins and positively charged potassium ions, K+, is greater inside the cell than outside. In contrast, the concentration of sodium ions, Na+, is greater outside the cell than inside. The concentrations of Na+ and K+ ions are partly due to the action of the sodium-potassium pump, which actively moves Na+ out of cells while moving K+ in.
Which is the negatively charged particle located outside the nucleus of an atom?
Electron.
What are negatively charged particles that move around outside of the nucleus?
Electrons
Who discovered negatively charged particles found outside the nucleus?
Rutherford
What are Negatively charged particles moving around outside a nucleus?
Electrons
Negatively charged ions?
Yes, there are negatively charged atoms. In each atom, there are protons, which are positively charged, neutrons, which are neutrally charged (neither positive or negative), and lastly electrons, the negatively charged particles that travel outside of each atom in an electron cloud. So yes, there are negatively charged particles in each atom.
What of an atom is negatively charged?
The number of protons is less than the number of electrons in an atom.
When the inside of a cell is negatively charged while the outside of the cell is positively charged it is known as resting potential true or false?
True.
