Transmission of Nerve Impulses
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TRANSMISSION OF NERVE IMPULSES
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NEUROPHYSIOLOGY The measure of the potential energy of
separated electrical charges is called voltage (V) or potential.
Current (I) is the flow of electrical charge from one point to another.
Resistance (R) is hindrance to flow Ohms Law: V = I * R
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NEUROPHYSIOLOGY In the body, electrical charges are
provided by ions, cellular plasma membranes provide resistance to flow. The membranes contain passive (open) and active (gated) channels.
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RESTING POTENTIALThe Neuron is Polarized The Sodium Potassium pump is pumping Na+
out of the neuron and K+ into the neuron K+ is leaking out of the neuron Therefore the inside of the cell is negatively
charged and the extra-cellular fluid is positively charged
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RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL A resting neuron exhibits a resting
membrane potential, which is -70 mV, which is due to differences in sodium and potassium ion concentrations inside and outside of the cell.
The ionic difference is the result ofGreater permeability of the membrane to
potassium than to sodiumSodium-potassium pump: 3 sodium out for
2 potassium in
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INITIATION OF A NERVE IMPULSE
Generally the Sodium Gates on a neuron are CLOSED.
A Nerve Impulse STARTS when a Sensory Input, Disturbs a Neuron's Plasma Membrane, causing Sodium Gates to OPEN allowing Na+ ions to flow INSIDE the Cell Membrane.
This causes the inside of the cell to become more positive than the extracellular fluid
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ACTION POTENTIAL A large, but brief depolarization signal
that underlies long distance neural communication.
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SIGNAL CONDUCTION A signal has to travel to the end of the
axon if a neuron is to communicate with another cell
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UNMYELINATED SIGNAL CONDUCTION Action potential
versus a nerve signal Example of dominos
Nerve signal cannot travel backwards Because the
membrane behind the nerve signal is in its refractory period and cannot be restimulated
Signal does not grow weaker as it travels i.e. – fuse burns just as
hot at the beginning as it does at the end
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MYELINATED SIGNAL CONDUCTION Signal jumps from
node to node At the node of
Ranvier the gates open to allow another action potential to occur
Signals weaken as they travel, but when they get to the node of Ranvier the signal is boosted back to its original strength
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NEURAL INTEGRATION AND CODING Neural Integration
Information and decision making Neural coding
Interpretation and passing on of information Stronger excitation = more recruitment of
additional neurons Refractory period – creates a limit on how
often a neuron can fire
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REPOLARIZATION As the impulse passes, the Potassium
Gates OPEN, allowing positively charged K+ ions to FLOW OUT. The inside of the axon resumes a NEGATIVE CHARGE.
Once again NEGATIVELY Charged on the INSIDE and POSITIVELY Charged on the OUTSIDE.
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REFRACTORY PERIOD after a nerve impulse is period when the
neuron is unable to conduct a nerve impulse
is a very short period during which the sodium-potassium pump continues to return sodium ions to the outside and potassium ions to the inside of the axon, THUS RETURNING THE NEURON TO RESTING POTENTIAL.
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THE SYNAPSE The Small Gap or Space between the axon
of one neuron and the dendrites or cell body on the next neuron or the point where impulses are passed from one cell to another
Neurons that transmit impulses to other neurons DO NOT actually touch one another.
The synapse ensures one-way transmission of impulses.
A nerve impulse CANNOT go backward across a Synapse.
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NEUROTRANSMITTERS Chemicals contained in tiny vesicles within the
axon terminals Are used to signal other neurons When an impulse reaches the Axon Terminal,
neurotransmitters are discharged into the Synaptic Cleft.
molecules of the neurotransmitter diffuse across the gap and attach themselves to SPECIAL RECEPTORS on the membrane of the neuron receiving the impulse
When the neurotransmitter becomes attached to the cell membrane of the adjacent nerve cell, it changes the permeability of that membrane (like a stimulus).
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