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What type of nervous system rapidly sends signals to all organs of the body with just one input?
What type of nervous system rapidly sends signals to all organs of the body with just one input?
What are the two types of membrane potentials discussed in the text?
What are the two types of membrane potentials discussed in the text?
What is used to measure membrane potentials, according to the text?
What is used to measure membrane potentials, according to the text?
What is the significance of the resting potential and action potential in encoding neural signals?
What is the significance of the resting potential and action potential in encoding neural signals?
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What does a neuron's membrane potential depend on, as stated in the passage?
What does a neuron's membrane potential depend on, as stated in the passage?
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What is an analogy used in the text to explain the behavior of resting potential and action potential?
What is an analogy used in the text to explain the behavior of resting potential and action potential?
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What is the membrane potential when the charge inside the cell is equal to the charge outside the cell?
What is the membrane potential when the charge inside the cell is equal to the charge outside the cell?
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What is the term for the process where the membrane potential becomes more negative due to positive ions leaving the cell?
What is the term for the process where the membrane potential becomes more negative due to positive ions leaving the cell?
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What is the approximate membrane potential at the peak of the action potential?
What is the approximate membrane potential at the peak of the action potential?
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What is responsible for the slower resetting of the membrane potential back to rest?
What is responsible for the slower resetting of the membrane potential back to rest?
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At what point does the falling membrane potential stop?
At what point does the falling membrane potential stop?
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What is the purpose of the sodium-potassium pump during an action potential?
What is the purpose of the sodium-potassium pump during an action potential?
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What triggers the action potential in sensory neurons in the retina?
What triggers the action potential in sensory neurons in the retina?
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What causes neurons in the inner ear to fire action potentials?
What causes neurons in the inner ear to fire action potentials?
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What are the two main types of cells in the brain?
What are the two main types of cells in the brain?
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What is the function of glial cells in the nervous system?
What is the function of glial cells in the nervous system?
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What is the focus of most of this resource guide?
What is the focus of most of this resource guide?
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How does the action potential wave continue in the forward direction only?
How does the action potential wave continue in the forward direction only?
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What happens when subjects put on the prism goggles initially?
What happens when subjects put on the prism goggles initially?
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How does the cerebellum help with motor control?
How does the cerebellum help with motor control?
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Which of the following is a characteristic of memory?
Which of the following is a characteristic of memory?
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What happens when patients with cerebellar damage put on prism goggles?
What happens when patients with cerebellar damage put on prism goggles?
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What happens when prism goggles are removed from subjects with normal cerebellar function?
What happens when prism goggles are removed from subjects with normal cerebellar function?
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What part of the brain contains more than half of its neurons?
What part of the brain contains more than half of its neurons?
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What is the primary function of the semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule structures?
What is the primary function of the semicircular canals, utricle, and saccule structures?
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What protects the inner ear structures?
What protects the inner ear structures?
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What is the oval window?
What is the oval window?
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What happens to the liquid pressure wave in the cochlea?
What happens to the liquid pressure wave in the cochlea?
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How many fluid-filled cavities are inside the cochlea?
How many fluid-filled cavities are inside the cochlea?
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What are the names of the three fluid-filled cavities in the cochlea?
What are the names of the three fluid-filled cavities in the cochlea?
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