Describe the proteins involved in membrane fusion and neurotransmitter release that are located on the synaptic vesicle and the presynaptic membrane

Q: When a neurotransmitter-filled vesicle is in the primed position, which t-SNARE connect is critical…

A: Synapses are structures or junctions that facilitate the passing of an electrical or a chemical…

Q: Draw a sketch of a graph showing a complex AHP consisting of a first component AHP, an ADP, and a…

A: AHP is the afterhyperpolarization while ADP is afterdepolarization. In AHP the membrane potential…

Q: What are the roles of membrane fluidity in neuron function?  What are the roles of  conformational…

A: Introduction  Membranes are thin layers of lipid molecules that help to form the boundaries of cells…

Q: What condition is required for a specific ion to contribute to resting membrane potential?

A: Membrane potential is the difference between the electric potential on two sides of the membrane i.e…

Q: The image attached below depicts a histological slice of human cerebral cortex tissue. Using…

A: The histological slice of human cerebral cortex tissue exhibits dark blue-coloured nuclei scattered…

Q: What happens to the membrane potential inside and outside of the cell when Cl- channels are open?

A: Ion channels are integral proteins that provide for the regulated transport of a specific ion, or…

Q: Changes in intracellular Ca2+ is one of the main governing factors that determines the direction of…

A: Plasticity refers to the ability of the brain to change and adapt in response to various experiences…

Q: How does the Na+/K+ pump contribute to the development of a membrane potential?

A: Na+/K+ pump or Sodium-Potassium pump is an enzyme present in cell membrane of all animals.Its role…

Q: What happens to the membrane potential inside and outside of the cell when K+ channels are open?

A: Potassium Channels are actually membrane proteins that allows  K+ ions to come in across the cell…

Q: Describe the action taking place at each of the numbered steps in the figure.

A: Answer- At the time of nerve impulse conduction, The action potential propogates from the pre- to…

Q: Explain why the inside of the membrane changes form a jet negative charge to a positive charge at…

A: Whenever a nerve impulse is communicates from a cell body, the sodium directs the cell membrane open…

Q: A fellow classmate is planning to study endocytosis at neuronal synapses for their senior thesis. He…

A: Endocytosis is described as a the process in which the cell membrane's flexibility helps them in…

Q: that Causes 18 gates been opened to cause this?

A: Hyperpolarization :It is the movement of a cell membrane potential to a more negative value. When a…

Q: identify the key type(s) of cell junctions present in this image (for example, tight junctions, gap…

A: The histological slice of human cerebral cortex tissue exhibits dark blue coloured nuclei scattered…

Q: Describe the molecular machinery required for neurotransmitter release at the synapse

A: The central nervous system (CNS) communicates with the different parts of the body by means of…

Q: If the equilibrium potential for K+ is -90mV, and the charge inside the cell is -70mV, which…

A: Membrane potential is the difference in internal and external electric potential of a cell. This…

Q: What is the polarized membrane state? How is it maintained? (Note the relative roles of both passive…

A: The polarized membrane state is the resting membrane potential in which there is a potential…

Osmosis

In simple words, osmosis is the slow, gradual movement of a liquid through a membrane. But there are nuances to this process. For instance, there has to be an imbalance in the distribution of solute in the liquid on either side of the membrane, which has to be semipermeable. The liquid in the region with a lower solute concentration moves to the region with a higher concentration, thereby displacing the solution in the process. The objective is to equalize the concentration of molecules on both sides of the membrane; the displacement of liquid can be viewed as a byproduct of this equalization. Since there is no energy required to carry osmosis, it is considered a passive process.