Chapter 42.3, Problem 2CS

Summary Introduction

To sketch: The graph showing a change in the potential of a neuron when it simultaneously receives a strong depolarizing and equally strong hyperpolarizing stimulus or a strong depolarizing and a weak hyperpolarizing stimulus.

Introduction: Nerves carry the messages from the central nervous system to the muscles and other organs. The messages are carried by the nerves in the form of electrical impulses. The signals that reach the cell body stimulate the neuron to generate its own signal in the form of the action potential and relay it to the next neuron or the effector organs. Na⁺ and K⁺ play a significant role in the development of the action potential across the membrane.