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What separates the inside and outside of the neuron?

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Phospholipid Bilayer

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The heads of the phospholipid bilayer are:

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Hydrophilic phosphate heads

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The tails of the phospholipid bilayer are:

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Hydrophobic hydrocarbon tails

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True or False:

The phospholipid bilayer is not permeable to ions and small molecules

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False, the phospholipid bilayer is permeable to ions and small molecules

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What spans the phospholipid bilayer to regulate the entrance/exit of molecules?

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Proteins

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What are some integral and peripheral membrane proteins associated with the cell membrane? (3)

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Lipid-anchor protein
Peripheral membrane protein
Integral membrane protein

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Cell membrane establishes _____________ _________ for different ____

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Concentration gradients

Ions

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What ion has high concentrations outside of the cell?

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Sodium

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What ion has high concentrations inside of the cell?

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Potassium

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What ion has small amounts altogether but higher amounts outside the cell?

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Chloride

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All ion channels are what?

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Integral membrane proteins

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Ion channels contains a ____ which allows ions to flow through the membrane

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Pore

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True or False:

A variety of stimuli activate specific types of ion channels

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True

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How are voltage gated ion channels activated?

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Activated by changes in the electrical membrane potential near the channel

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What ion channels are activated by changes in the electrical membrane potential near the channel?

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Voltage Gated Ion Channels

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_______ _____ _____ create “_______ ______” domain

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Charged amino acids

Voltage sensor

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The amino acids at the pore of ion channels act as what?

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Selectivity filter

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How do ions move? (3)

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Diffusion
Electrical forces
Sodium potassium pump

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How do ions move under diffusion?

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Diffusion pushes ions down their chemical gradient

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How do ions move under electrical forces?

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Electrical forces cause like charges to repel and opposite charges to attract

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How do ions move under the sodium potassium pump?

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The sodium potassium pump establishes an ionic concentration gradient

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Define:

Membrane potential

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A quantification of the difference in net charge and ion concentrations across the cell membrane

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Opening of voltage gated ion channels lead to an _____ or ______ of ions that is regulated by _______________ forces

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Influx
Efflux
Electrochemical

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What do we use to the calculate the equilibrium potential for a single ion?

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Nernst Equation

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State: | Nernst equation
E = (RT/zF) ln(ion outside cell/ion inside cell)
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What does the R stand for in the Nernst Equation?
The universal gas constant
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What does the T stand for in the Nernst Equation?
Temperature of the environment in Kelvin
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What does the Z stand for in the Nernst Equation?
The charge of the ion
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What does the F stand for in the Nernst Equation?
Faraday's constant
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Define: | Conductance
The ease with which an ion flows across the membrane
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What letter represents conductance?
P
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What do we use to calculate the equilibrium potential when the membrane is permeable to multiple ions?
Goldman Equation
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Describe: | Goldman Equation
Combines the Nernst potential for each ion, weighting by conductance
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State: | Goldman Equation
``` 58 log ( (p[K+]+p[Na+]+p[Cl-]) / (p[K+]+p[Na+]+p[Cl-]) ) ```
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Define: | Threshold
Voltage needed to generate action potential
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Define: | Depolarization
Rapid shift in electric charge, resulting in less negative charge inside the cell
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Define: | Overshoot
Membrane potential is positive
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Define: | Repolarization
Restoration of charge following depolarization
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Define: | Hyperpolarization
Membrane potential is more negative than rest
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During Resting Phase: | Voltage gated ___ and __ channels are ______
Na+ K+ Closed
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During Resting Phase: | _____ and ____ ________ maintain the larger concentration of __ in the neuron and greater concentration of ___ outside
Pumps Leak channels K+ Na+
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Is there a higher of concentration of K+ inside or outside the neuron during resting phase?
Inside, there is a higher concentration of Na+ outside the neuron
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What is the threshold?
-55 mV
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During Initial Depolarization: | membrane potential arrives at _________ (____)
Threshold | -55 mV
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During Initial Depolarization: | ___ voltage-gated channels open causing an influx of ___
Na+ | Na+
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What type of channels open causing an influx of Na+ during initial depolarization?
Voltage-gated channels
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What happens during initial depolarization?
Rapid depolarization
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True or False: | During initial depolarization, potassium channels activate but take 1 s to open
False, potassium channels activate but take 1 ms to open
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In initial depolarization, at what charge does potassium channels open?
-50 mV
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During Depolarization: | Most gated ___ channels are open
Na+
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True or False: | During depolarization, voltage continues to rise
True
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During Depolarization: | Opening of sodium channels is a ________ ________ ____ (___ continues to open as voltage rises)
Positive Feedback Loop | More
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During Repolarization: | At ____, ___ gated channel inactivates
+30 mV | Na+
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During Repolarization: | _________ _____ ________ are open now, creates an outflow of __
Potassium gated channels are open now | K+
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During Repolarization: | Membrane potential begins to _____, approaching _______ value
Lower | Resting
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During Hyperpolarization: | Membrane potential goes _____ rest since ______ channels are still inactivated
Below | Sodium
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During Hyperpolarization: | Approaches equilibrium potential for _________ and the channels for it __________
Potassium | Inactivate
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True or False: | Voltage returns to rest in hyperpolarization
True
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How long does sodium channel inactivation last for?
1 ms
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What is the sodium channel inactivation known as?
Absolute refractory period
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What does the absolute refractory period do? (2)
Prevents the generation of another action potential | Leads to unidirectional propagation down the axon
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How do we speed up action potential propagation? (3)
Axon diameter and conduction speed Myelination Saltatory Conduction
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Action potential propagation speed is increased by __________ the diameter of axons
Increasing
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The glia insulate axons with a lipid-rich ______ ______
Myelin sheath
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In the PNS, what insulates axons with myelin?
Schwann Cells
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In the CNS, what insulates axons with myelin?
Oligodendrocytes
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How does myelination increase conduction velocity?
Fewer ions diffuse out of axon, more ions diffuse through axon
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What are breaks in the myelin sheath called?
Nodes of Ranvier
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Where are voltage-gated ion channels limited to in myelinated axons?
Nodes of Ranvier
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What is saltatory conduction?
The "boosting" of the action potential signal at the nodes
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How does saltatory conduction help speed up action potential propagation?
Prevents dissipation of the signal, creates node-to-node jumping
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Information flows down dendrites and axons, allows for ______________ information flow
Unidirectional
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Dendrites are _________ and receive thousands of synaptic contacts, integrate ____ _______ ______
Distinct inputs
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What in axons allows information to travel long distances through the nervous system?
Length of axon
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Define: | Patch Clamp
Intracellular recording that relies on attaching a pipette to the outer membrane of a single cell through suction and recording the activity
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Define: | Two Electrode Voltage Clamp (TEVC)
A patch-clamp electrophysiology method for injecting current into a cell with one electrode and recording the change in voltage with the other electrode
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Define: | Single Electrode Patch Clamp
Record from an individual cell by using one electrode to record activity

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