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NS- Words
term and statements of NS Nervous tissues
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| period of repolarization of the neuron during which it cannot respond to a second stimulus | refractory period |
| state in which the resting potential is resersed as sodium ions rush into the neuron | depolarization |
| electrical condition of the plasma membrane of a resting neuron | polarized |
| period during which potassium ions diffuse out of the neuron | repolorazition |
| transmission of the depolarization wave along the neurons membrane | action potential |
| the chief positive intracellular ion in a resting neuron | potassium ion |
| process by which ATP is used to move sodium ions out of cell and potassium ions back into the cell' completely resotre the resting conditions of the neuron | sodium-potassium pump |