Describe and compare nerve impulse propagation in saltatoryand continuous conduction.

Q: describe the location of neurotansmitters within an axon and explain the relationship between…

A: Neurons are composed of specialized cells and also a basic working unit of the brain that helps to…

Q: Explain how impulse conduction differs in myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers.

A: A nerve fiber is a long and slender fiber that is made of the neuron. It conducts the electrical…

Q: Compare impulse conduction in myelinated andunmyelinated neurons.

A: Neuron -- Neurons are electrically excitable cells in the human bodies that communicate with other…

Q: Explain the relationship between threshold potential and an action potential.

A: An action potential can be defined as the phenomenon when there occurs at excitation of the nerve or…

Q: Define each of the following and explain its importance to neuronal function: dendrites, soma, axon,…

A: The nervous system is the part of the body of an animal that coordinates its actions and transmits…

Q: Describe the relationship between axons and Schwann cells in myelinated versus nonmyelinated nerve…

A: The nervous system is the system which is responsible for maintaining the coordination among all…

Q: Describe how gating of Na+ and K+ in the axon membrane results in the production of an action…

A: In reaction to stimuli, the axon membrane permeability to K+ and Na+ depends on the opening of gated…

Q: Describe how the permeability of the axon membrane to Na+ and K+ is regulated and how changes in…

A: Introduction  Sodium and Potassium are the two most important ions which plays a crucial role in…

Q: Immediately after the repolarization phase of an action potential, the neuronal membrane is…

A: The neurons are the specialized cells which make up the nervous system. These cells have a special…

Q: Describe how following a threshold stimulus, a action potential is carried along an unmyelinated…

A: Myelination refers to the presence of a myelin sheath on the axons. Myelin sheath is composed of…

Q: Explain summation of EPSPs and IPSPs and the relationship to the initiation of an action potential.

A: The neuromuscular junctions exert stronger effects than the postsynaptic effects generated due to…

Q: Describe how different post-synaptic potentials can be summated on a single neuron to determine if…

A: Synapse is a junction that mediates information transfer from one neuron to another neuron or an…

Q: What effect would you expect an antagonist that targets the voltage sensing domain of perisynaptic…

A: Introduction  A neuron is a specialized cell that is the fundamental unit of the nervous system. It…

Q: Describe the role of the axon hillock in generating action potentials.

A: Axon hillock can be defined as a specialized part of the cell body. It serves to connect to the axon…

Q: Describe how depolarization occurs along an unmyelinated neuronal axon

A: Propagation of action potential leads to the depolarization of neuron.

Q: Identify the four different types of neuronal pools, and explain how they function.

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

Q: Distinguish between convergence and divergence in a neuronal pool.

A: The term neuronal pool refers to the group of nerve cells that receive and transmit information via…

Q: Give examples of graded potential, resting potential and action potential  seen in neurons.

A: Neurons are nerve cells that functions as the basic working unit of brain. They can carry…

Q: Distinguish between saltatory nerve signal conduction in myelinated axons versus unmyelinated

A: Saltatory conduction is a form of nerve impulse conduction in which the action potentials are…

Q: Describe the difference between myelinated and unmyelinated axon

A: The axons are the long processes of the neurons and the number may be vary according to the nature…

Q: Define refractory period, saltatory conduction, and synapticintegration.

A: The various activities of the body are coordinated by the functions of the nervous system. This…

Q: Describe the direction of action potential propagation relative to the CNS in the spinal nerves,…

A: Action potential are basically the nerve signals, which are generated by neurons. Neurons also help…