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What is the term for the steady membrane potential of a neuron at rest?
What is the term for the steady membrane potential of a neuron at rest?
- Membrane potential
- Soluble-gas neurotransmitters
- Resting potential (correct)
- Opioid peptides
Which class of neurotransmitters includes nitric oxide and carbon monoxide?
Which class of neurotransmitters includes nitric oxide and carbon monoxide?
- Soluble-gas neurotransmitters (correct)
- Sodium-potassium pumps
- Graded responses
- Ion channels
What is the term for extremely fine recording electrodes used for intracellular recording?
What is the term for extremely fine recording electrodes used for intracellular recording?
- Depolarize
- Membrane potential
- All-or-none responses
- Microelectrodes (correct)
Which type of responses are not graded and either occur to their full extent or not at all?
Which type of responses are not graded and either occur to their full extent or not at all?
What do sodium-potassium pumps do within neurons?
What do sodium-potassium pumps do within neurons?
What is the function of soluble-gas neurotransmitters?
What is the function of soluble-gas neurotransmitters?
What is the role of membrane potential in a cell?
What is the role of membrane potential in a cell?
What characterizes ion channels in neural membranes?
What characterizes ion channels in neural membranes?
What is the main function of sodium-potassium pumps within neurons?
What is the main function of sodium-potassium pumps within neurons?
_______-gas neurotransmitters include nitric oxide and carbon monoxide
_______-gas neurotransmitters include nitric oxide and carbon monoxide
Opioid peptides are one of the five classes of _______ transmitters
Opioid peptides are one of the five classes of _______ transmitters
Membrane potential is the difference in electrical charge between the inside and the outside of a _______
Membrane potential is the difference in electrical charge between the inside and the outside of a _______
Microelectrodes are extremely fine recording electrodes used for _______ recording
Microelectrodes are extremely fine recording electrodes used for _______ recording
Sodium-potassium pumps are active transport mechanisms that pump Na+ ions out of neurons and K+ ions _______
Sodium-potassium pumps are active transport mechanisms that pump Na+ ions out of neurons and K+ ions _______
Graded responses' magnitude is indicative of the magnitude of the stimuli that induce _______
Graded responses' magnitude is indicative of the magnitude of the stimuli that induce _______
