Neuron Action Potential and Sodium-Potassium Pump

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What is the term used for a decrease in the amount of negative charge within the cell?

Depolarization

Which law states that the amplitude and velocity of an action potential are independent of the intensity of the stimulus that initiated it?

The All-or-None Law

What happens at the peak of an action potential?

The sodium channels close

Which ions are mostly outside the neuron at the start, according to the text?

Sodium ions

What is responsible for allowing a particular type of ion to cross the membrane in a neuron?

Voltage-gated channels

Which term refers to an exaggeration of the usual negative charge within a cell to a more negative level than usual?

Hyperpolarization

What is the term used to describe the difference in electrical charge between the inside and outside of a cell when it is at rest?

Polarization

What is the main reason for the slightly negative electrical potential inside the membrane of a cell?

Negatively charged proteins inside the cell

What protein complex is responsible for transporting three sodium ions out of the cell while drawing two potassium ions into it?

Sodium-Potassium Pump

Which term describes a disturbance in the resting potential that leads to the development of messages in a neuron?

Graded Potential

What characteristic of the cell membrane prevents it from depolarizing by allowing some chemicals to pass through more freely than others?

Selective Permeability

What is responsible for preventing sodium ions from leaking back into the neuron after being pumped out?

Selective permeability of the membrane

Which process requires a significant amount of energy from the body?

Maintaining the resting potential

What is responsible for preparing the neuron to respond rapidly?

Resting potential

Which force tends to pull sodium into the cell based on opposite electrical charges attraction?

Electrical gradient

What term describes the change in charge to a more negative level inside an axon during hyperpolarization?

Hyperpolarization

What produces a small response that quickly decays if it does not reach the threshold for a full response?

Subthreshold stimulation

Learn about the role of selective permeability, sodium-potassium pump, and resting potential in neuron function. Understand how action potentials are generated and transmitted along axons.

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