Lesson 2.15 - Action Potential (PPT) · 2019-10-26 · Membrane Resting potential (MRP) •Membrane...
Transcript of Lesson 2.15 - Action Potential (PPT) · 2019-10-26 · Membrane Resting potential (MRP) •Membrane...
ActionPotentialLesson12
LearningGoals
1. Whatisanactionpotential
2. Howdoeselectricalimpulsemoveacrossaneuron
Actionpotential
Actionpotential• Atemporaryshiftinthemembranepotential• Resultsfromthevoltagedifference acrossamembranewhenthenerveisexcited• Theelectricalcurrent(impulse)travelsthelengthofanaxon
Membranepotential(voltage)• Differences inelectricalpotentialacrossamembrane(chargeseparation)• Unequalsodium(Na+)andpotassium(K+)ionsinsideandoutsidethecell
MembraneRestingpotential(MRP)
•Membranepotentialofaneuronatrest (-70mV)
Sodium-potassiumpump• Activetransportthatmoves3Na+outofthecelland2K+intothecellacrosstheirconcentrationgradients
RestingMembranePotential
• Atrest,themembraneinside aneuronhasanegative charge
• Atrest,outside oftheneuronmembraneispositively charged
Axonhillock
AxonHillock• Specializedpartofthecellbodythatconnectsittotheaxon• Thesitewheretheaxonbegins
Thresholdlevel
• IncomingNa+fromastimulusraisesmembranepotentialuntilitreachesthethresholdpotentialof-50 to-55mV
Thresholdlevel• Minimumlevelofastimulus
requiredtoproducearesponse(depolarization)
• Causeallvoltage-gatedNa+channelstoopen
ActionPotential
• Themagnitudeofapotentialstaysthesameasittravelsalonganaxon• Theall-or-nothingcharacteristicoftheAPmeansthattheintensityorstimulusisreflectedinthefrequencyofAPratherthanintheirmagnitude
• Thegreaterthestimulus,thefastertheAP
Depolarization
Depolarization• Diffusionofsodiumionsintothenervecellresultinginachargereversal• Insidethecellbrieflybecomespositive
Repolarization
• Whenthemembranepotentialreaches+30mV,theNa+voltage-gatedionchannelsclose
Repolarization• Processofrestoringtheoriginalpolarityofthenervemembrane
• K+voltage-gatedchannelsopenandK+ionsexitalongitsconcentrationgradient
• Depolarizationandrepolarizationonlytakesabout5milliseconds!
Hyperpolarization
Hyperpolarization• Processofrestoringtheoriginalpolarityofthenervemembrane• K+channelscloseslowly =K+outflow=-80mV
RefractoryPeriod• Recoverytime requiredbeforeaneuroncanproduceanotheractionpotential• Thresholdtodepolarizetheneuronishardertoreach
RestingMembranePotential
• Na+/K+pump returnstheneurontorestingpotential
• Neuronisreadyforanewactionpotential
“All-or-Nothing”response
• Anactionpotentialisonlyproducedifthestimulusisstrongenoughtocausedepolarizationatthethresholdlevel(-55mV)
• Neuronswillfiremaximallyornotatall
• Intensityofimpulseandspeedoftransmissionisindependent ofstimulusstrengthoncethresholdisreached
ActionPotentialPropagation
• Depolarizationofonesitecausesnearbyvoltage-gatedNa+channelstoopenà resultingindepolarizationofanadjacentsite
• Actionpotential“travels”byrepeatedregenerationalongaxon
• Refractoryperiodensurestheactionpotentialtravelsinonedirectiononly =unidirectional
SpeedofTransmission?
Axondiameter
• Larger=fasterconduction• Lessresistance
Myelination(myelinsheath)
• Voltage-gatedionchannelsonlyinnodesofRanvier• Axonsonlyexposedtoionsinextracellularfluid(ECF)nodes• Noactionpotentialinregionsbetweennodes
UnmyelinatedConduction
MyelinatedConduction
• Currentgeneratedbyactionpotentialatanode“leaps”tonextnode
• Na+andK+exchangecanonlyoccurwheretheaxonsareexposedtotheECF
• Allowsforfastersignalconductionalongtheaxon
Synapse
• Asmallregionthatcontrolscommunicationbetweentwoneuronsorbetweenneuronsandeffectors
• Actionpotentialistransmittedthroughthesynapsebyneurotransmitters thatarereceivedbyreceptors ontheothersideofthesynapse
• Neurotransmitters=chemicalmessengers containedinvesicles• Releasedfromthepresynapticneuron
anddepolarizesthepostsynapticneuron
• Moresynapses=slowertransmission• Veryfewsynapsesinareflexarc,butMANYinvolvedinproblemsolving!
ActionPotential
• Themagnitudeofapotentialstaysthesameasittravelsalonganaxon• Theall-or-nothingcharacteristicoftheAPmeansthattheintensityorstimulusisreflectedinthefrequencyofAPratherthanintheirmagnitude
• Thegreaterthestimulus,thefastertheAP
ActionPotentialSummary
Homework
1. Worksheetquestions
2. UnitTaskResearch:DueTuesday• ComputerlabwillbeopenonMondayatlunch
3. Reproductive(female)assignment:DueMonday