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Graded Potentials
Chapter 11 - A & P Lecture
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stimulus causes ion channel to open which | increases the permeability of plasma membrane to Na+, K+, or Cl- |
| increase permeability of the membrane to Na+ causes increased permeability of the membrane to K+ or Cl- causes | depolarization. hyperpolarization |
| size of graded potential is proportional | to strength of stimulus |
| graded potential can summate. thus, | a graded potential produced in respnse to multiple stimuli is larger than one produced in response to a single stimuli |
| conducted in a decremental fashion, | so magnitude decrease as they spread over membrane. |
| depolarizing graded potentials can combine(summate) to cause | an action potential |