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membrane potential

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show Action Potential (AP)  
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show Resting Membrane Potential (RMP)  
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RMP=   show
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Na+ (outside)   show
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show 14 mEq/L  
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show 4 mEq/L  
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show 140 mEq/L  
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show memorize it  
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show Membrane potentials  
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highly concentrated inside   show
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diffuses outside creating electronegativity inside while electropositivity outside the plasma membrane   show
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show diffusion potential  
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show (-) 94 mV  
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highly concentrated outside; low concentration inside   show
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show Na ions  
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Relation of diffusion to the concentration difference   show
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show +/- 61 x log conc. inside divided by conc. outside  
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the diffusion potential level across a membrane that exactly opposes net diffusion of a particular ion through the membrane   show
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___________ are most important ions involved in the development of membrane potentials in nerve, muscle as well as neuronal cells in the nervous system   show
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The degree of importance of each of the ions in determining the voltage is proportional to the _________ for that particular ion   show
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show electronegativity  
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show Nondiffusible (-) anions  
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Permemability of Na and K channels undergo rapid changes during   show
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show Cl permeability  
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show signal transmission in neurons  
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show Na - K Pump  
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show Na - K Pump  
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show Effects Na- K Pump  
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show Effects Na- K Pump  
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show Effects Na- K Pump  
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show Effects Na- K Pump  
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show Goldman Equation  
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When a membrane is permeable to several different ions, the diffusion potential that develops depends on three factors:   show
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Gives the calculated membrane potential on the inside of the membrane when two univalent positive ions, K+ and Na+, and one univalent negative ion, Cl- are involved.   show
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Several key points become evident from the Goldman equation: _________,___________, and ____ are the most important ions involved in the development of mebrane potentials in nerve and muscle fibers, as well as in the neuronal cells in the nervous system.   show
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The concentration of _______,__________,________ across the membrane helps determine the voltage of the membrane potential   show
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show membrane permeability  
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If the membrane has _______ permeability of potassium and chloride ions, the membrane potential becomes entirely dominated by the concentration gradient of sodium ions alone, and the resulting potential will be equal to the _________for sodium   show
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show Origin of the Normal Resting Potential:  
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show Origin of the Normal Resting Potential:  
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Contribution of the Sodium Diffusion through the Nerve Membrane   show
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