Acetylcholine stimulates an action potential in the muscle cell
membrane by:
a) Opening chloride channels in the muscle cell membrane
b) Opening channels in the neuromuscular junction which allow
sodium to move out of the cell
c) Opening channels in the neuromuscular junction which allow
potassium to move out of the cell
d) Opening channels in the neuromuscular junction which allow
sodium to move in and potassium to move out, though sodium moves
faster than potassium because both chemical and...
What determines whether a neuron initiates an action potential?
Include the role of resting membrane potential, threshold, sodium,
graded potentials, and the axon hillock. (answer in short answer
pragraph form)
a) What role does positive feedback play in the generation of
the action potential? b) The concentration of which ion would you
change extracellularly to increase the probability of generating an
action potential and why? State clearly whether you would increase
or decrease the concentration.
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What protein creates membrane potential?
• How can action potentials be expedited?
• Do neurons always produce an action potential when they
recieve input?
What would happen to an Action Potential if voltage-gated
K+ channels were blocked?
A.
the Action Potential could not occur
B.
the Action Potential would not repolarize
C.
the height of the action potential would be reduced
D.
the undershoot (after-hyperpolarization) would not occur
Define resting membrane potential and action potential (1
point). Why is the resting membrane potential negative and close to
the K+ equilibrium potential when cells are at rest, and then
positive and closer to the equilibrium potential of Na+ when
activated (4 points).