Define the following as applied to electrical activity of cells   (i) Action Potential   (ii) Membrane Potential   (iii) Bioelectrogenesis .

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Q.1 Define the following as applied to electrical activity of cells

 

(i) Action Potential

 

(ii) Membrane Potential

 

(iii) Bioelectrogenesis .

 

Q. 2 (a) State the following laws as applied to Biological fluid in membrane.

 

(i) Vant’ Hoff’s law

 

(ii) Nernst law equation

 

(iii) Stok’s law

 

(b)

 

(i) State the significant of each law in (a) above in biological fluid flow.

 

(ii) Explain briefly why fluid in biological membrane must be in a state of buffer. 

Q. 3 (i) What is meant by Diffusion as applied in biological membrane.

 

(ii) State three factors that affect diffusion.

 

(iii) Write down mathematical expression of diffusion from Fick’s law.

Q. 4 (i) Define Surface tension of a liquid in Biological membrane

 

(ii) Explain briefly the existence of surface tension at the boundary of biological fluids.

 

(iii) State one direct and one indirect method of measuring surface tension.

 

 

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