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