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An electrical impulse moving down an axon is called?
This is called action potential. Action potential is the change in electrical potential that occurs between the inside and outside of a nerve or muscle fiber when it is stimulated, serving to transmit nerve signals.
A long structure leaving the cell body that action potential travel along is called the?
It is the Axon
What is the difference between a compound action potential and a single action potential?
Single action potentials follow the "all or none" rule. That is, if a stimulus is strong enough to depolarize the membrane of the neuron to threshold (~55mV), then an action potential will be fired. Each stimulus that reaches threshold will produce an action potential that is equal in magnitude to every other action potential for the neuron. Compound action potentials do not exhibit this property since they are a bundle of neurons and have different magnitudes of AP's. Thus compound action potentials are graded. That is, the greater the stimulus, the greater the action potential.
How does graded potential occur?
Graded potential occurs when triggered by a stimulus and gated ion channels open these gated channels can either be chemically gated or mechanically gated. In order to have graded potential threshold must be met in order to generate action potential. Good day!
What is the duration of action potential of skeletal muscle?
Action potential duration in skeletal muscle is around 2 - 5 milliseconds.
Is an action potential necessary for a nerve impulse to occur?
Yes, an action potential is needed for a nerve impulse to occur.
Is a action potential necessary for a nerve impulse to occur?
Yes, an action potential is needed for a nerve impulse to occur.
Does atrial systole occur before or after the firing of the sinoatrial node?
The SA node makes the action potential for the heart. Atrial systole must occur after the action potential.
Does action potentials occur at nodes?
yes, the action potential occurs at the nodes of Ranvier -- there are Na (sodium channels) there that are depolarized/opened to maintain the action potential.
List the events that occur in an action potential?
In simplest terms, the five stages of action potential are... A. Action Potential B. Depolarization C. Recovery Phase D. Refractory Period E. Hyper-polarization
What changes occur in the neuron during an action potential?
Resting Potential: the potential remains sameAction Potential: potential causes the opening of voltage-gated sodium channels
What are the events that must occur to generate action potential?
Local polarization is the first step. Next the generation and propagation of an action potential. Lastly repolarization has to take place.
What was Excitation and Inhibition about?
Excitation and Inhibition occur in the neurons. Excitation is when a neuron becomes depolarized and fires an action potential. Inhibition is when a neuron becomes hyperpolarized preventing it from firing an action potential.
Where does the action potential occur on a neuron?
It starts at the axonal hillock and it propagates down the axon into the terminal boutons.
What can occur when the effects of one graded potential are added onto the effects produced by another graded potential which can lead to an action potential.?
More sodium ions pile up (accumulate) at the axon hillock from the combination of the two (or more) graded potentials, which may be then be sufficient to initiate the action potential.
What can occur when the effects of one graded potential are added onto the effects produced by another graded potential which can lead to an action potential?
More sodium ions pile up (accumulate) at the axon hillock from the combination of the two (or more) graded potentials, which may be then be sufficient to initiate the action potential.
What is the stage in an action potential that immediately follow depolarisation?
After depolarization repolarization occur whcih then again lead to resting potentiol
