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Is the Nernst potential of Sodium achieved during the action potential?
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the Nernst potential of Sodium is +60mV. most action potentials do not reach +60mV at peak depoloarization. http://openwetware.org/images/thumb/a/a6/Action-potential.jpg/300px-Action-potential.jpg.png
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Why Sodium and potassium ion can only cross in axon membrane through protein channel explain why?
At rest sodium in the outside and potassium on the inside as action potential propagate along the axon, depolirization happens and sodium channel opens and allow sodium ions to flood into the neurone. A wave of deporization spread along the neuron, the neuron membrane contain specialised protein called channels. the channel from pore.
Why is a sodium potassium pump important in organisims?
Na/K ATPase is essential in maintaining the electrochemical gradient across the cell membrane. The electrochemical gradient generated by transporting Sodium out and Potassium in is used in secondary active transport, maintanence of osmotic balance, and most importantly, action potential generation and propagation in muscle and nerve cells.
Does Potassium ions move across the same gradient as sodium ions?
Yes, because they are part of an active-transport system that requires the use of ATP energy.
What is the action of sodium hydroxide on the colour of red litmus?
It turns blue
Is ethanol potential or kinetic?
Since ethanol by itself is a liquid that is doing nothing, it is POTENTIAL energy. You need to take some action to extract the energy.
The start of an action potential?
An action potential starts when sodium channels in a neuron end open and sodium ions rush is, depolarizing the neuron's membrane.
What ion is the rising phase of the action potential?
Sodium ions are responsible for the rising phase of the action potential. This occurs when sodium channels open and sodium ions flow into the cell, causing depolarization.
At the threshold stimulus sodium ions start to move into the cell or out of cell to bring about the membrane depolarization?
For depolarisation to occur as part of an action potential, +40 mV inside the neuron fibre compared to outside the membrane. For summation after a synapse to determine whether the post-synaptic neuron will fire an action potential, the threshold is +20mV inside the neuron compared to the outside.
What is the primary action during depolarization of an action potential?
Sodium ions flow into the neuron via voltage-gated sodium ion channels, driving the membrane potential into the positive. Beyond the threshold, more sodium ion channels are opened, causing the influx of sodium further downstream, and the process repeats, propagating the action potential down the axon.
Action potential will be propagated only after a sufficiently large resting membrane potential has been achieved in the direction of?
depolarization
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.
What phase of cardiac muscle action potential caused by sodium ions entering cell?
The first phase of a cardiac action potential (or any action potential) involves influx of sodium ions. This phase may be called:The rising phaseThe depolarization phasePhase 0
What type of channel is responsible for the action potential?
sodium potassium and calcium
An action potential is caused by an influx of these ions into the cell?
sodium ions
Which is the first step in a neuron production of an action potential?
Depolarization is the first event in action potential. During depolarization, the sodium gates open and the membrane depolarizes.
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
Why does the addition of sodium chloride elicit an action potential?
Adding sodium chloride increases the concentration of sodium ions outside of the cell. This means that the concentration gradient is increased even more than what is usually the resting potential and with that as the driving force, a action potential occurs the same way as if the channels opened up from an electropotential.
