A neurone was suspended in a solution and connected both to an electrical stimulator and an oscilloscope. The intensity of the stimulus was varied and the oscilloscope produced a visual record of the action potentials in the neurone. The diagrams below show (a) the apparatus and a summary of the results of the experiment (b-d). Electrical Neurone in suitable solution Amplifier Oscilloscope stimulator Action potentials 1 1 Stimulus given Intensity of stimulus Time (a) What solution would have been used in this experiment and state why this solution required? (b) Suggest a reason why the first three stimuli did not produce action potentials. (c) What conclusion can be drawn about the three action potentials and the intensity of the last three stimuli?

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A neurone was suspended in a solution and connected both to an electrical stimulator and an oscilloscope. The intensity of
the stimulus was varied and the oscilloscope produced a visual record of the action potentials in the neurone. The diagrams
below show (a) the apparatus and a summary of the results of the experiment (b-d).
Electrical
Neurone in
suitable
Amplifier
Oscilloscope
stimulator
solution
Action
potentials
Stimulus
given
1 t t t 1 1
Intensity
of stimulus
Time
(a) What solution would have been used in this experiment and state why this solution required?
(b) Suggest a reason why the first three stimuli did not produce action potentials.
(c) What conclusion can be drawn about the three action potentials and the intensity of the last three stimuli?
(d) Sense organs receive stimuli at different intensities. How do neurones transmit this information?
Transcribed Image Text:A neurone was suspended in a solution and connected both to an electrical stimulator and an oscilloscope. The intensity of the stimulus was varied and the oscilloscope produced a visual record of the action potentials in the neurone. The diagrams below show (a) the apparatus and a summary of the results of the experiment (b-d). Electrical Neurone in suitable Amplifier Oscilloscope stimulator solution Action potentials Stimulus given 1 t t t 1 1 Intensity of stimulus Time (a) What solution would have been used in this experiment and state why this solution required? (b) Suggest a reason why the first three stimuli did not produce action potentials. (c) What conclusion can be drawn about the three action potentials and the intensity of the last three stimuli? (d) Sense organs receive stimuli at different intensities. How do neurones transmit this information?
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