Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Threshold potential is the state when the membrane potential becomes less negative inside as compared to the outside of the cell. The membrane is said to be depolarized to an extent that triggers the action potential across the neuron.

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Which of the following is comparable to a negative feedback cycle? opening of voltage-gated Na" channels in response to a depolarizing graded potential movement of K* through leak channels opening of voltage-gated K* channels in response to a depolarizing graded potential operation of the Na -K ATPase at rest opening of voltage-gated Ca- channels in response to an action potential arriving at the axon terminal
Which of the following is FALSE about action potentials?      At resting potential, there are more potassium channels open and most sodium channels are closed.     Depolarization is due to the flow of Na+ out of the axon via voltage-gated Na+ channels.     Hyperpolarization is due to continued loss of K+ from the axon.     During repolarization, K+ flows out of the axon along its concentration gradient.     Resting membrane potential is primarily established by the Na+/K+ pump.
At rest, all gated Na+ and K+ channels are closed.Local currents __________ the axon, and voltage-gated Na+ channels __________, allowing Na+ ions to enter the cell. As the depolarization reaches threshold, this behavior becomes self-generating (as more Na+ rushes into the cell, the current causes more/neighboring voltage gated Na+ ion channels to open… positive feedback).
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