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Chapter 37.1, Problem 3CC
WHAT IF? How might increased branching of an axon help coordinate responses to signals communicated by the nervous system?
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Campbell Biology in Focus, Books a la Carte Edition; Modified Mastering Biology with Pearson eText - ValuePack Access Card - for Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
Ch. 37.1 - Prob. 1CCCh. 37.1 - Describe the basic pathway of information flow...Ch. 37.1 - WHAT IF? How might increased branching of an axon...Ch. 37.2 - Under what circumstances could ions flow through...Ch. 37.2 - WHAT IF? Suppose a cells membrane potential shifts...Ch. 37.2 - Prob. 3CCCh. 37.3 - How do action potentials and graded potentials...Ch. 37.3 - In multiple sclerosis (from the Greek skleros,...Ch. 37.3 - Prob. 3CCCh. 37.3 - WHAT IF? Suppose a mutation caused gated sodium...
Ch. 37.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 37.4 - Organophosphate pesticides work by inhibiting...Ch. 37.4 - MAKE CONNECTIONS Name one or more membrane...Ch. 37 - What happens when a resting neuron's membrane...Ch. 37 - Prob. 2TYUCh. 37 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 37 - Why are action potentials usually conducted in one...Ch. 37 - Which of the following is a direct result of...Ch. 37 - Suppose a particular neurotransmitter causes an...Ch. 37 - Prob. 7TYUCh. 37 - Prob. 8TYUCh. 37 - DRAW IT Suppose a researcher inserts a pair of...Ch. 37 - Prob. 10TYUCh. 37 - FOCUS ON EVOLUTION An action potential is an...Ch. 37 - Prob. 12TYUCh. 37 - SYNTHESIZE YOUR KNOWLEDGE The rattlesnake alerts...
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- Q5.3. After the rising phase, which ion channel is responsible for action potential returning to its resting Vm, and why? Na+ channels, because positive Na* ions are at higher concentration outside the axon than inside, and so they enter the axon and raise V m Na* channels, because positive Na* ions are at higher concentration inside the axon than outside, and so they leave the axon and raise Im K* channels, because positive K* ions are at higher concentration outside the axon than inside, and so they enter the axon and raise Vm K+ channels, because positive K* ions are at higher concentration inside the axon than outside, and so they leave the axon and lower Vm Submitarrow_forwardCHAPTER 11: Functional Organization of Nervous Tissue A. Question If an axon has been severed, so that it is no longer connected to its neuron cell body, what will be the effect on the distal and proximal portions of the axon? Explain your predictionarrow_forward- Which type of cell transmits signals to the central nervous system?1- efferent neurons2- interneurons3- motor neurons4- afferent neurons - Sensory transduction involves1- converting a stimulus into a membrane potential2- sending brain instructions to motor neurons3- the central but not the peripheral nervous system4- converting a stimulus into neurotransmitter - When light hits the rods and cones in our eyes1- it alters the shape of a protein called retinal2- it causes Ca+ channels to open3- it causes K+ channels to open4- it causes them to depolarize - In mammals, both hearing and equilibrium involve 1- chemoreceptors2- retinal3- mechanoreceptors4- electromagnetic receptorsarrow_forward
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