Describe the resting membrane potential and how it isgenerated and maintained.

Q: Discuss the mechanism of action-potential in neurons?

A: Introduction: All excitable tissue like nerve and muscle tissue have membrane potential. The…

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 is the resting membrane potential, and what is responsible for generating it?

A: The imbalance in a voltage differential between the internal and the external of a cell membrane is…

Q: Which two factors involving ion diffusion determine the magnitudeof the resting membrane potential?

A: The resting membrane potential is determined mainly by the two factors: differences in…

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A: As we know The neurons communicate just with each other by propagating action potentials of it.…

Q: Describe the components of the membrane that establish the resting membrane potential

A: Neurons are the basic structural and functional unit of nervous system.The nervous system functions…

Q: Define the term voltage-gated ion channels?

A: Ion channels are specialized membrane proteins that allow the passage of ions through the pores…

Q: What is resting membrane potential close to and why?

A: A resting neuron contains a difference in ion concentration where the inside is more negative than…

Q: Describe the structure, locations, and functions of gap junctions.

A: The cells are the primary unit of life. Based on the number of cells an organism may be unicellular…

Q: The changes in membrane potential when a neuron is transmitting information is called .....…

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Q: How do depolarize, repolarize, and hyperpolarize describe the direction of changes in the membrane…

A: The resting potential is the membrane potential of the cell membrane in its non excitable resting…

Q: What role do the Na+/K+ pumps play in establishing the resting membrane potential?

A: Ans: Na+/K+ pumps: The Na+/K+ pump or ATPase is the electrogenic transmembrane enzymes which is…

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 is membrane potential and how is this created?

A: Membrane potential: Membrane potential gives permeability to the positive and negative ions.…

Q: How do leak channels contribute to resting membrane potential?

A: The nerve impulse is an electrical signal that travels along the neuron. The charged particles…

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: How much current actually flows across the membrane over the course of an action potential?

A: Cell to cell communication is an important aspect of all living organisms. It is required for the…

Q: Summarize the steps establishing the resting membrane potential?

A: Introduction  Chloride is the most abundant anion in the extracellular fluid. Along with Chloride…

Q: If sodium and potassium ions are both positively charged, what causes the negative membrane…

A: Resting membrane potential is defined as the difference in the electric potential across the plasma…

Q: Describe the changes in membrane permeability that underlie the membrane potential changes

A: The human body is formed from totally different organs and organ systems. There are eleven…

Q: Define the term mechanically gated ion channels?

A: Ion channels are formed by multiple individual protein that makes a path for charged ions from…

Q: What is the typical resting membrane potential of a neuron?

A: When a cell is not excited, its resting membrane potential is known as the electrical potential…

Q: Explain A Miniglossary of Terms Describing the Membrane Potential

A: The difference in electrical potential across the plasma membrane of the cells is referred to as…

Q: What two factors generate the resting membrane potential?

A: Resting potential can be defined as the imbalance of the electrical charge between the interior and…