Match each region of a neuron to the category of ion channels (ligand-gated ion channels, voltage-gated calcium channels, or voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels) found there: Axon: Axon terminal: Dendrite: Axon hillock:

Q: During excitatory synaptic transmission, the electrical signal carried along the axon of a…

A: The point of electric nerve impulse transmission between two nerve cells (neurons), or between a…

Q: Describe in detail how movement of ions causes a neuron to fire . Make sure to include how membrane…

A: Every cell has an electric potential difference between inside and outside of the cell under the…

Q: What will happen when ligand gated sodium channels open on a neuron? What will enter/exit the cell?…

A: Ligand-containing ion channels bind to neurotransmitters and are open to responding to ligand…

Q: Which of the following statements is not true about neurons?   When there is no active nerve…

A: Neurons, specialized cells within the nervous system, play a vital role in transmitting electrical…

Q: Which statement(s) regarding ions is true when a neuron is at rest? Positively charged cations are…

A: Neurons are also known by the name nerve cells. These cells are referred to as the fundamental units…

Q: A new drug opens calcium ion channels in the membrane of the postsynaptic neuron. Would this produce…

A: There are many different types of cells in the body which form various organs and organ systems. For…

Q: Diagram and label the basic features of a neuron,indicating where information is received and where…

A: Neurons are an essential component of the nervous system whose function is to transmit information…

Q: For each FALSE statement, explain why it is incorrect.

A: The afferent division transmits impulses from peripheral organs to the CNS. The efferent or motor…

Q: What word is used to describe the summation of excitatory and inhibitory stimuli by a neuron?…

A: The nervous system is a complex system of nerves and specialised cells known as neurons. The nervous…

Q: Identify and describe the four functional neuron segments, including the distribution of channels…

A: While neurons share a ton practically speaking with different kinds of cells, they're basically and…

Q: How would severing an axon affect the flow of information in a neuron?

A: It sends signals to the surrounding tissue to be 'cleaned up' when an axon is destroyed by a laser,…

Q: Give one word function of these three types of neurons. (e.g.microglia - protection) Unipolar…

A: The "nervous system", also known as the neural system, is a complicated network of neurons that are…

Q: Fluorescent FM dyes partition reversibly into biological membranes without penetrating through them.…

A: FM dyes are fluorescent compounds used in the examination of the process of recycling vesicles.…

Q: Structures in the following diagram of a neuron? Asap

A: The neuron is the building block or fundamental unit of the nervous system. It is a relay system of…

Q: List the series of events at the membrane that generate an action potential, including the…

A: The objective of the question is to understand the sequence of events that occur at the membrane to…

Q: What happens to sodium channels and potassium channels during repolarization of a neuron? both…

A: Action potential generates when the neurons want to pass the information along the body from its…

Q: What is the relationship between the sodium-potassium pump and a neuron's resting membrane…

A: The sodium-potassium pump (Na,K-ATPase) was discovered in 1957. It is required for nerve…

Q: of the stages of an action potential, including a description of and explanation for the refractory…

A: The normal resting membrane potential is about -70 mv. The electric signals produced by the neuronal…

Q: When a neurotransmitter binds with receptors at the membrane, it may cause sodium channels to open.…

A: The endogenous chemicals which makes neurons to communicate with each other throughout the body are…

Q: When a neuron is polarized, O a) both positive and negative ions are concentrated inside the neural…

A: The word polarized means that there is a charge difference which is responsible for the occurrence…

Q: After an action potential has been initiated, there are two processes that prevent the membrane from…

A: The generation of action potential is very much important characteristics in nerve cells that is…

Q: Sketch a single neuroglial cell.

A: Neuroglial cells are those cells which outnumbers the neurons and have supportive functions. They do…

Q: Neurons, particularly those in the brain, receive multiple excitatory and inhibitory signals. What…

A: Neurons are the basic functional unit. It is a specialized cell that is designed to transfer…

Q: Compare graded and action potentials in a typical neuron. At a minimum you should include a…

A: graded potential are variable strength signals that can be transmitted over short distance ; action…

Q: List three ways in which action potentials can be initiated in neurons?

A: Neurons are a type of cell that is solely responsible for the transmission of information across the…

Q: The ions that most contribute to the voltage properties of the neuronal membrane are: chloride,…

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Q: When a membrane channel opens, there is a reduction in the membrane_ which generates allowing ions…

A: Resistance- Here resistance is implied as movement of ions across the membrane. During…

Q: Match the letters with the correct part of the neuron in the picture below: A B A V [ Choose ] Axon…

A: Neurons are connected to each other to make nervous system. Different external stimulus is sensed by…

Q: neurology, Will abolishing extracellular calcium concentration prevent electrical neuro transmission…

A: When the action potential reaches the nerve terminal, it activates voltage-dependent calcium…

Q: Describe how an action potential is generated in a neuro

A: The nervous system comprises organs and tissues made up of neurons (nerve cells). Nervous system is…

Q: When a neuron reaches threshold voltage, all voltage-gated channels are triggered to make…

A: Neurons are specialized cells that transmit information in the nervous system. When a neuron…

Q: Which of the following pairs of terms is correctly matched?   Voltage-gated calcium channels :…

A: Correctly matchedTransmission of chemical synapses occurs when a nerve impulse reaches the…

Q: About neuronal excitability, what are the correct statements?    Neurons communicate via action…

A: Neurons are the structural and functional unit of the nervous system These cells are capable of…

Q: Which of the following does NOT determin how much neurotransmitter is released? Previous [Choose ]…

A: Neurotransmitters are a group of chemical substances which act as messengers to transmit signal from…

Q: Which component of the neuron sends action potentials away from the cell body?

A: A neuron is a building block of the nervous system. There are millions of neurons present in our…

Q: Which of the following neuron structure - function parings is incorrect? Axon - extension of cell…

A: According to the question, we have to find out the neuron structure-function pairings which is…

Q: With respect to the three structural types of neurons (unipolar, bipolar & multipolar): State which…

A: The neurons are basic working units of the brain. They are specialized cells within the nervous…