Vocabulary List - Cell Physiology of Neurons 2023 PDF

Vocabulary List - Cell Physiology of Neurons – 202 Ions Action Potentials Synapses Action Potential Graded Potential Synaptic transmission Conduction Velocity Threshold Depolarisation Repolarisation Hyperpolarisation Afterhyperpolarisation Overshoot (of action potential) Refractory Period (of action...

Vocabulary List - Cell Physiology of Neurons – 202 Ions Action Potentials Synapses Action Potential Graded Potential Synaptic transmission Conduction Velocity Threshold Depolarisation Repolarisation Hyperpolarisation Afterhyperpolarisation Overshoot (of action potential) Refractory Period (of action potential) Equilibrium potential Reversal potential Semi-permeable membrane Specificity (of an ion channel) Voltage (transmembrane) (also called Vm) Resting membrane potential (RMP or Vrest) Current (transmembrane) Conductance (transmembrane) Selective permeability (of membranes) Retrograde synaptic transmission Opening (of a channel) Closing (of a channel) Inactivation (of a channel) Accommodation (of a channel) Pre-synaptic cell Post-synaptic cell Excitatory Synapse Inhibitory Synapse Saltatory conduction Electrotonic potential (and its transmission) Nociception Symptoms Paraesthesia Cell Types Rod cells (also called “Rods”, in retina) Cone cells (also called “Cones”, in retina) Alpha motor neuron C fibre Drugs Lidocaine (Lignocaine) Carbamazepine Quinidine Tetrodotoxin (TTX) Molecules Na+ channels Delayed Rectifier K+ channels Inward Rectifier K+ channels Ca2+ channels