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nerve impulse
Question | Answer |
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resting | Na VGCP - close Na ions - no move (outside) K VGCP - close K ions - no move (inside) |
reaching threshold | Na VGCP - closed Na ions - some enter thru pump K VGCP - close K ions - no move (inside) |
depolarisation | Na VGCP - open Na ions - move in K VGCP - closed K ions - stays in |
repolarisation | Na VGCP - closed Na ions - no move/pumped out K VGCP - open K ions - move out |
hyperpolarisation | Na VGCP - close Na ions - no move/pumped out K VGCP - close K ions - pumped in |
1 | nerve impulse reaches axon terminal of presynaptic neuron |
2 | Ca2+ ions move in thru Ca2+ voltage gated channel proteins (originally out) vesicle containing neurotransmitter move toward membrane |
3 | vesicle fuse with membrane and releases neurotransmitter via exocytosis |
4 | neurotransmitter molecule diffuse across synaptic cleft along concentration gradient |
5 | neurotransmitter binds with specific receptor & activates new impulse |
6 | neurotransmitter in cleft is reabsorbed/transported & enzyme break down neurotransmitter on receptor (clearance) |