What does it mean to say that action potentials are “all or none”?

Q: What is needed for action potentials to occur?

A: In physiology, an action potential is a sudden, transitory change in the resting potential of a…

Q: In the figure to the left, name the 4 phases of the action potential (Note: you have to write in…

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Q: What is the difference between an excitatory postsynaptic potential and an inhibitory postsynaptic…

A: Postsynaptic potentials are changes within the membrane potential of the postsynaptic terminal of a…

Q: What is the relationship between action potentials andimpulses?

A: The nervous system is highly complex among different organ systems in animals. By transmitting…

Q: What's the phases of action potential?

A: An action potential occurs in response to rapidly increasing and falling levels of membrane…

Q: How do the two types of postsynaptic potentials differ?

A: Potential refers to the electric charge carried by the membrane. Transmission of nerve impulses…

Q: What is Action Potential Mechanism?

A: Biochemistry is a branch of science that deals with the study of chemical processes related to the…

Q: A common feature of action potentials is that they(A) cause the membrane to hyperpolarize and then…

A: Plasma membrane always try to maintain potential difference between the sides of the extracellular…

Q: What is an electrical synapse? Where can electrical synapses be found? Identify an advantage and a…

A: The brain is the organ that is Central to the nervous system. The nerves throughout our body carries…

Q: What does it mean to say a local potential is graded, decremental,and reversible?

A: Local potential can be defined as the fluctuation at the local region of the cell membrane. The…

Q: How do action potentials and graded potentials differ?

A: The changes in the membrane potential of the plasma membrane in the neuron are stimuli for the…

Q: Why doesn’t an action potential that is propagated down an axon go in the reverse direction

A: Introduction Neurons are the small cells or units which are responsible for conducting electrical…

Q: How does an action potential cross a synapse?

A: The sudden propagating, fast change in the resting membrane potential is called an action potential.…

Q: What does summation mean when we talk of postsynaptic potentials? When is summation non-linear?

A: Introduction  Postsynaptic potentials are those that usually occur as a result of alterations near…

Q: Why does neuronal function require the voltage-gated K+ channels to open more slowly than the…

A: Voltage-gated channels are specialized proteins that are essential for the generation and…

Q: Which elements are involved with action potential?

A: Neuron or nerve cells are cells that act as messengers, they are able to undergo  electrical…

Q: What is summation with regards to action potentials?

A: Introduction:- The potential of action is the rapid rise and subsequent collapse of electrical or…

Q: What is action potential?

A: Action potential is the short term change in the electric potential on the cell’s surface in…

Q: How are Action potentials are very different from graded potentials?

A: The neurons are the functional unit of the nervous system. These cells help in transferring the…

Q: How graded potentials differ from action potential?

A: Nervous system is the complex system in our body which controls the entire body and coordinates the…

Q: What kind of graded potential describes a change in membrane potential from  70 to  60 mV? From  70…

A: The membrane potential is the difference between the two electric potentials the interior and the…

Q: Describe in detail the function for  three  type of potentials seen in neurons  and  describe in…

A: Cells of the nervous system are called neurons, that are seen to communicate with each other in…

Q: How does the Action Potential Propagation occur?

A: The impulse generated at the axon hillock propagates as a wave on the axon.

Q: Since at any moment a neuron is likely to have thousands of neurons releasing neurotransmitters at…

A: Neurons are communication messengers. They utilize electrical impulses and chemical signals to…

Q: If extracellular [Na1] is elevated, how would the resting potential and action potential of a neuron…

A: The nervous framework is a profoundly intricate piece of a creature that facilitates its actions and…

Q: List the differences between graded potentials and action potentials?

A: Nerve cells are able to conduct impulse as they are excitatory cells. The membrane of these cells is…

Q: What takes place during the repolarization and hyperpolarization phases of an action potential?

A: The action potential can be defined as the frequent, fast, transitory, and change of the resting…

Q: Name any four neurotransmitters and state some functional differences between them?

A: The neuron is the structural and functional unit of the nervous system. The neuron is also known as…

Q: What are electrical synapses? Give some examples?

A: Electrical synapses are also known as gap junctions. It is very important in the Nervous System.…