EBK HUMAN BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 8220100545931
Author: MCMILLAN
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 13, Problem 5SQ
The accelerating flow of _______ ions through gated channels across the membrane triggers an action potential.
- a. potassium
- b. sodium
- c. hydrogen
- d. a and b
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Ch. 13 - Explain the difference between a sensory neuron,...Ch. 13 - What are the functional zones of a motor neuron?Ch. 13 - Define an action potential.Ch. 13 - What is a synapse? Explain the difference between...Ch. 13 - Explain what happens during synaptic integration.Ch. 13 - Prob. 6RQCh. 13 - Prob. 7RQCh. 13 - The nervous system senses, interprets, and issues...Ch. 13 - A neuron responds to adequate stimulation with...Ch. 13 - When action potentials arrive at a synapse between...
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- If the permeability of the plasma membrane to K+ increases, the restingmembrane potential difference . This is called.a. increases, hyperpolarization c. decreases, hyperpolarizationb. increases, depolarization d. decreases, depolarizationarrow_forwardAll of the following factors contribute to a polarized membrane EXCEPT which? a. Negative ions such as chlorine become concentrated inside the neuron. b. Negatively charged proteins and potassium ions are concentrated inside the neuron. c. A sodium–potassium exchange pump moves sodium out of and potassium into a neuron. d. Sodium ions become more concentrated inside the neuron and potassium ions become more concentrated outside the neuron.arrow_forwardA perturbation that alters the membrane potential at a site on a neuronal axon will pass to neighboring segments of the axon by... a. electronic spead b. active transport c. symport d. antiport e. facilitated diffusionarrow_forward
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