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What is depolorization?

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Updated: 5/25/2024

Depolarization is a change in a cell's membrane potential, making it more positive, or less negative. In neurons and some other cells, a large enough depolarization may result in an action potential.

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What gradient moves Na plus into the cell during depolorization?

both the electrical and chemical gradients


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What gradient moves Na plus into the cell during depolorization?

both the electrical and chemical gradients


Which membrane potential results in depolorization without a nerve impulse being generated?

excitatory postsynaptic potential


Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by poisoning blocks neurotransmission at the neuromuscular junction because?

ACh is not degraded, therefore, prolonged depolorization is enforced on the post synaptic memebrane


The greater influx of sodium ions results in what of the membrane?

The greater influx of sodium ions results in membrane depolarization. This is because sodium ions carry a positive charge, which leads to a decrease in the membrane potential towards zero or a positive value.


What happens when the impulses reaches the axon terminal?

Neurotransmitters are released and go into the synaptic cleft.


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