ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
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Author: McKinley
Publisher: RENT MCG
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To describe:

How resting membrane potential is maintained and established in a neuron.

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The unequal distribution of positive and negative charge across the cell membrane results in membrane potential of a cell. The rise and fall in the membrane potential of an axon in a specific location cause a series of electrical response or action potential.

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