The sodium potassium pump does not function during depolarization, but rather after repolarization. During repolarization, potassium ions flow out of the cell into the extracellular space to reestablish membrane polarity. What the sodium potassium exchange pump does is reestablish the initial ionic concentrations. It does this by exchanging three sodium ions inside the cell for every two potassium ions outside the cell.
Voltage-gated sodium channels open during the depolarization phase of an action potential, when the membrane potential becomes more positive.
A normal ECG of a human will show a P wave, QRS complex, and T wave. The P wave represents atrial depolarization, the QRS complex represents ventricular depolarization, and the T wave represents ventricular repolarization. These waves correspond to the electrical activity of the heart during each phase of the cardiac cycle.
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Voltage-gated sodium channels open when the membrane potential reaches a certain threshold during the depolarization phase of neuronal signaling.
During depolarization Na channels are open During repolarization K channels are open
The process of depolarization and repolarization is called an action potential. During depolarization, the cell's membrane potential becomes more positive, while during repolarization, the membrane potential returns to its resting state.
P wave
The Columbian exchange.
During depolarization, sodium ions rush into the axon, making the inside negative, and the outside positive.
Depolarization is the first event in action potential. During depolarization, the sodium gates open and the membrane depolarizes.
QRS
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No, depolarization refers to the change in electrical charge within a cell, specifically during the initiation of an action potential. Contraction refers to the shortening or tightening of muscle fibers, which is a separate physiological process that can be triggered by depolarization in muscle cells.
No it does not. Atrial repolarization is generally not visible on the telemetry strip because it happens at the same time as ventricular depolarization (QRS complex). The P wave represents atrial DEpolarization (and atrial systole). Atrial repolarization happens during atrial diastole (and ventricular systole).
potassium The answer of potassium is dead wrong. Sodium is the electrolyte that flows into the cell to initiate depolarization. Potassium flows into the cell during repolarization.
Arterial depolarization occurs when action potentials are generated in the cardiac cells of the heart during the electrical conduction system, leading to the contraction of the heart muscle. This depolarization occurs as the electrical signal travels through the atria and then the ventricles, causing them to contract and pump blood.