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MEMBRANE POTENTIALS and SYNAPSES Physiology Unit 2

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MEMBRANEPOTENTIALSandSYNAPSES

PhysiologyUnit2

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NeuronCommunication

• Neuronsarestimulatedbyreceptorsondendritesandcellbodies(soma)– Ligandgatedionchannels– GPCR’s

• NeuronsstimulatecellsbyreleasingNTfromsynapticbulbs– Bindstoreceptorsonthe

effectorcell– Ligandgatedionchannels– GPCR’s

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NeuronCommunication

• NeuronsstimulatecellsbyreleasingNT– Thestimuluswilltriggeracellularresponseontheeffectorcell

• NTisreleasedfromthesynapticbulb• NTreleaseistheresultofanelectricalcurrenttravelingdowntheaxonreachingthesynapticbulb

• Acurrent istheflow/movementofanelectricalcharge

• Anelectricalcurrent canonlybegeneratedincellswithexcitablemembranes

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Current

Ohm’sLawI=V/R• Thecurrent(I) throughaconductorisdirectlyproportionaltothevoltage(V) acrossthetwopointsandinverselyproportionaltotheresistance(R)betweenthem.

• Theplasmamembraneistheconductor• Voltage(V)=ElectricalpotentialmeasuredinmV• Current(I)=Movementofelectricalcharge• Resistance(R)=Factorsthatpreventmovement

– Plasmamembranes(lipids)havehighelectricalresistance– Waterhaslowelectricalresistance(cytoplasm,ECF)

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ExcitableMembranes

Membranescapableofgeneratingavoltage

NeuronsMusclecells

Afewothers(endocrine,immune,reproductive)

• Voltage =differenceinthechargeacrossamembrane

• Ionsarecharged• Cellmembranesseparate

ionsacrossthemembrane– Membranesare

semipermeable– Membranesarepermeableto

ionsthroughionchannels– Cellsmaintainconcentration

gradientsofions

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MembranePotential

• Membranepotential(mV)isthedifferenceinchargeacrossthemembrane

• Extracellularfluid(IF)voltageissetat0

• MembranepotentialisreportedcomparedtothevoltageoftheIF– Inside<Outside(-)value– Inside>Outside(+)value

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MembranePotential

• Ionsthatcanmoveacrossthemembranecollectinathinshellveryclosetoeachsideofthemembrane

• Thebulkoftheintracellularandextracellularionsinthefluidsremainthesame

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EquilibriumPotential

• Theoretical voltageproducedacrossacellmembranewiththemovementofonlyONEion

• Individualionshavedifferentmembranepermeabilities– Ionchannelspresent– Characteristicsofionchannels(gated,leaky)

• Eachioncontributesitsownvoltagetotheoverallmembranepotentialofamembrane

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EquilibriumPotential

• TheNernstEquationcalculatestheequilibriumpotentialofasingleion

– Eion =equilibriumpotentialofaparticularioninmV– Ci =concentrationofioninsidethecell– Co =concentrationofionoutsidethecell– Z=valenceofion

Eion =_61_log(Co/Ci)Z

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EquilibriumPotential

ElectrochemicalgradientsfavorInwardmovementofNa+OutwardmovementofK+

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EquilibriumPotential

Equilibriumpotentialofeachioncontributestotheoverallmembranepotential

ofacell

ENa+ +61mV

EK+ -90mV

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RestingMembranePotential(RMP)

• RestingMembranePotential(RMP)isthedifferenceinchargeacrossthemembraneinarestingcell– Theoveralldifferencechargefromalloftheionsthatmoveacrossthemembrane

Arestingcellisnotreceivingastimulus

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RestingMembranePotential(RMP)

RMP isestablishedandmaintainedby:

Na+/K+/ATPasepump

Thepermeabilityofthemembranetoions

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RestingMembranePotential(RMP)Na+/K+/ATPasePump

• Alwayspumping3(+)chargesoutand2(+)chargesin

• Generatesa(-)potential

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RestingMembranePotential(RMP)ThePermeabilityoftheMembranetoIons

• RMP ofneuronsrangefrom-20mVto-90mV– Membraneispolarized

• AverageRMP is-70mV

• Permeabilityismovementacrossthemembrane• Ionsmovethroughion

channels– Ionsthatmoveacrossall

excitablemembranesareNa+ andK+

– K+ hasagreaterpermeability thanNa+

Arestingcellisnotreceivingastimulus

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Voltage-GatedIonChannelsFoundontheAxonandSynapticBulb

Navg+ channels• Allaregated• ClosedatRMP• Fasttoopen• Fasttoinactivate– Haveinactivationgates• Intracellularstructure• Stopsionfluxbyblockingionchannels

Kvg+ channels• Mostaregated– ClosedatRMP– Slowtoopen– Slowtoclose

• SomeareLeaky– “leak”atthreshold– Allowaslow,steadyfluxofK+ atthreshold

– Generatesa(-)potential

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Voltage-GatedNa+ andK+ Channels

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ChangesinMembranePotentialMembranesarepolarizedatrest:–70mV

• Depolarizingamembrane– Astimuluscausesthevoltage tochangeandmovetowards0mv

(movespast0mVandbecomes(+))– Causedbytheinwardmovementofa(+)ion:Na+,Ca+

• Repolarizingamembrane– Thevoltagechangesandmovestowardstheresting,polarizedvoltage– Causedbytheoutwardmovementofa(+)ion:K+

• Hyperpolarizingamembrane– Thevoltagechangesandbecomesmorepolarized(voltage<-70mV)– Causedbytheinwardmovementofa(-)ion:Cl-

– Causedbytheoutwardmovementofa(+)ion:K+

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ChangesinMembranePotential• Depolarization

– Causedbytheinwardmovementofa(+)ion:Na+,Ca+

• Repolarization– Causedbytheoutward

movementofa(+)ion:K+

• Hyperpolarization– Causedbytheinward

movementofa(-)ion:Cl-

– Causedbytheoutwardmovementofa(+)ion:K+

Membranepotentialmaychange100mV

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ChangesinMembranePotential

• Gradedpotentials– Transmitinfooverashortdistance– Dendrites,soma,NMJ–Movesthemembranetowardsthresholdorawayfromthreshold

• Actionpotentials– Transmitinfooveralongdistance– Axonsandmusclecellmembranes– ResultsinthereleaseofNT

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GradedPotentials• Transientchangesin

membranepotential– DuetothemovementofNa+,

K+,Ca2+,Cl-

• Occurwhereastimulusisreceived

• Variablemagnitude– Changesthemembrane

potentialtowardsthreshold– Changesthemembrane

potentialawayfromthreshold

• “FizzleOut”– Conducteddecrementally

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GradedPotentials

• 4TypesofGradedPotentials• Sensorypotential– Occursonsensoryreceptors

• Synapticpotential– Occursatanervetonervesynapse

• Pacemakerpotential– Occursonpacemakercellsoftheheart(SANode)

• EPP– Occursonthemotorendplateofskeletalmuscle

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ActionPotentials

• Rapidreversalofmembranepotential– DuetothemovementofNa+ andK+

• Triggeredbythemembranereachingthreshold– Gradedpotentialsmoveamembranetowardsthreshold

• Resultsinthereleaseofaneurotransmitter• OneWayconduction– Travelsinonedirectiondowntheaxontothesynapticbulb

• Propagatedacrossaxons,musclecellmembranes• Allornothingresponse• Actionpotentialsarerapid(0.5-100m/s)

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StepsofAP1. RMP2. Threshold3. Membranedepolarizes4. Membranestops

depolarizing5. Membranerepolarizes6. Membrane

hyperpolarizes7. RMP

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ActionPotentialMechanism1. RMP maintainedduetoNa+/K+/ATPasepumpsand leaky K+

channels2. Astimuluscausesthemembranevoltagetoreachthreshold3. voltage-gated Na+ channelsopencausingthemembraneto

quicklydepolarize4. voltage-gatedNa+ channelsarequicklyinactivated.

Membranedepolarizationstops.4. voltage-gated K+ channelsopenandthemembranebegins

torepolarize6. voltage-gated K+ channelsclose7. Na+/K+/ATPasepumpsreestablishRMP

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OneWayConduction

• APonlytravelsdowntheaxontothesynapticbulb

• Presynapticmembranetopostsynapticmembrane

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OneWayConduction

• RefractoryperiodsensuretheAPmovesinonedirectiondowntheaxon– A periodimmediatelyfollowingstimulationduringwhichanerveormuscleisunresponsiveorlessresponsivetofurtherstimulation

• PreventsasubsequentAPfrombeginningbeforethefirstAPiscomplete

• LimitsnumberofAPanervecanproduceinagiventimeperiod

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AbsoluteRefractoryPeriod

• FollowstheAP• CannotproducedanAPonthemembrane

• Na+ channelsinactivated

• Na+ channelscannotopen

• Nowaytodepolarizethemembrane

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RelativeRefractoryPeriod

• Followstheabsoluterefractoryperiod

• CanproduceanAPonthemembrane

• Na+ channelsarenowclosed

• Axonmembraneishyperpolarized

• Strongerthannormalstimulusrequired

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RefractoryPeriods

• Absoluterefractoryperiod– Na+ channelsinactivated

• Relativerefractoryperiod– Na+ channelsarenowclosed

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ActionPotentialPropagation

• AnAPcanonlytravelthelengthofanaxonifeachpointalongthemembraneisdepolarizedtothreshold

• ThecurrentduringanAPissufficienttoeasilydepolarizetheadjacentmembranetothresholdpotential– Ionsleaktonextsegment,initiatingAP– Sequentialopening/closingofNa+ andK+ channelsalongthemembrane

• APdoesnotmove,itsetsoffanewAPintheregionjustaheadofit

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ActionsPotentialVelocity

• VelocityofAPisdeterminedby:

• Diameteroffiber– Small– slower– Large- faster

• Myelination– Insulation– Increasesspeedofconduction

– NodesofRanvier– Saltatory conduction

ConductionVelocitiesSmall,unmyelinated– 0.5m/sLarge,myelinated– 100m/s

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ActionsPotentialVelocity

• Unmyelinated axons– Depolarizationofeachsegment

– Slower

• Myelinated axons– Saltatory conduction– NodesofRanvier– Na+ channelconcentration– Faster

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ActionPotentialsareAll-or-None

• Membraneapproachingthreshold– SubthresholdstimulidonotgenerateanAP

• Membranereachesthreshold– Ifthresholdisreached,depolarizationproceedswiththesameamplitude

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ReleaseofNeurotransmitter

• NTisreleasedfromthesynapticbulb– Functionalconnectionbetweencells

• NTisachemical• Chemicalsynapse– Synapticbulb– Synapticcleft– Synapticvesicles– Neurotransmitter

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ChemicalSynapse

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ChemicalSynapse• Presynapticmembraneis

separatedfromthepostsynapticmembranebysynapticcleft

• NTreleasedfromsynapticvesicles

• VesiclesfusewithaxonmembraneandNTreleasedbyexocytosis

• AmountofNTreleaseddependsuponfrequencyofAP

* N-type Ca2+ Channels present in the synaptic bulb


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