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Weeks 1-7 Physiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is an EPSP | EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL |
| WHAT IS IPSP | INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL |
| THE OPENING OF ION CHANNELS IN THE POST SYNAPTIC MEMBRANE MAY PRODUCE A LOCAL POTENTIAL CALLED | POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL |
| OCCURS WHEN A SINGLE PRESYNAPTIC AXON SYNAPSES WITH DIFFERENT POSTSYNAPTIC NEURONS | DIVERGENCE |
| OCCURS WHEN MORE THAN ONE PRESYNAPTIC AXON SYNAPSES WITH A SINGLE POST SYNAPTIC NEURON | CONVERGENCE |
| DIFFERENCE IN ELECTRICAL CHARGE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE NEURON | MEMBRANE POTENTIAL |
| RELATIVELY STATIC MEMBRANE POTENTIAL WHICH IS REFERRED TO AS THE GROUND VALUE FOR TRANS-MEMBRANE VOLTAGE | RESTING POTENTIAL |
| ACTION POTENTIAL THAT LEAPS FROM NODE TO NODE ALONG THE MYELATED FIBER | SALTATORY CONDUCTION |
| THE TWO TYPES OF SYNAPSES | ELECTRICAL AND CHEMICAL SYNAPSES |
| THREE STRUCTURES OF THE CHEMICAL SYNAPSE | SYNAPTIC KNOB, SYNAPTIC CLEFT, PLASMA MEMBRANE OF A POST SYNAPTIC NEURON |