4 Questions
What is the major method of transmission of signals within the body?
Action potential
What is the intracellular environment rich in?
Potassium ions
How is the inside of the cell typically in comparison to the outside with respect to potential difference?
60 to 90 mV more negative
What is used to separate cells from their environment?
Cell membrane
Explore the electrical potentials of nerves in the human body and the role of different chemical substances like sodium, potassium, calcium, and chloride in creating intracellular and extracellular environments. Understand how the potential difference between these environments leads to ion flow.
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