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Iliopsoas

A, I, O

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A - hip flexion, major postural muscle

I - iliacus muscle and lesser trochanter

O - vertebral bodies, anterior discs of T12-L5 and TP of L1-L5, iliac fossa

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Iliopsoas

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Two muscles

Iliacus And psoas major

Strongest hip flexor

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Iliacus

A, I, O

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A - origin fixed: flex the hip
Insertion fixed: flex the trunk toward the thigh

I - lesser trochanter

O - iliac fossa

Named for location: ilium, loin

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Psoas major

A, I, O

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A - origin fixed: flex the hip
Insertion fixed: flex trunk toward the thigh
Unilaterally- assist to laterally flex the lumbar spine

O - bodies of the transverse process of lumbar vertebrae

I - lesser trochanter

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Ribs are what to the transverse processes they attach to

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Anterior

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Lesser trochanter

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Posterior medial

Inferior to the greater trochanter

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Ions

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Electrically charged atoms or molecules

Positive or negatively charged

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Ions

Three states

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Neutral atoms - equal number of protons and electrons
Negative ions - have more electrons
Positive ions - have fewer electrons

Number of protons do not change

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Most plentiful outside cell ions

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NA+ sodium

CL- chlorine

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Most plentiful ion intercellular

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K+ potassium

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Membrane potential

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A difference in electrical charge across the plasma membrane caused by differing concentration of ions across a membrane

Called a potential because it is a type of stored energy called potential energy

Every cell in the body maintains a membrane potential

A membrane that exhibits a membrane potential is said to be polarized

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Resting membrane potential

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When a neuron is not conducting electrical signals is said to be “resting”

-70 mV

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What can generate action potentials?

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Only muscle cells and neurons can generate an action potential

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Action potential

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An impulse results when ions are allowed to move toward each other

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Sodium-potassium pump

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The mechanism in the plasma membrane actively pumps sodium ions (Na+) out of the neuron (cell) and potassium ions (K+) into the neuron at an unequal rate (3:2)

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Local potentials

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In neurons, membrane potentials can fluctuate above or below the resting membrane potential in response to certain stimuli

A slight shift away from resting membrane potential in a specific region of the plasma membrane is often called a local potential

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Excitation

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When any stimulus causes gates or channels to open and causes the RMP to reach -59 MV

Called depolarization

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Inhibition

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Movement of the membrane potential away from zero below usual RMP called hyperpolarization

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Action potential

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The membrane potential of an active neuron while conducting an impulse

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Action potential

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Same as spreading wave

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Refractory period

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A brief period during which a local area of an axon’s membrane resists re-stimulation for about 1/2 millisecond after then membrane surpasses the threshold potential, IT WILL NOT RESPOND TO ANY STIMULUS NO MATTER HOW STRONG (absolute) or VERY STRONG (relative)

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How do anesthetics affect pain?

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Block ability of nerve potential to continue by binding to the postsynaptic nerve receptors

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Action potential process

6 Steps

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Stimulus
Threshold potential reached
Action potential peaks
Repolarization
Hyperpolarization 
Resting potential restored
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Stimulus

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Anything that changes the resting membranes potential (-70 Mv)
Triggers stimulus gated Na+ channels to open
Allows Na+ inward diffusion

MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZES (Decreases from -70 Mv toward -59 Mv)

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Threshold potential reached

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Membrane reaches -59 Mv

Voltage gated Na+ channels open

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Action potential peaks

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More Na+ enters cell
Depolarization continues until +30 Mv
ACTION POTENTIAL PEAKS AT +30 Mv
Voltage gated Na+ channels close

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Repolarization

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Moving back toward resting membrane potential (-70 Mv)
Begins when voltage gated K+ channels open
Allows outward diffusion of K+

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Hyperpolarization

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K+ exits cell and moves toward resting membrane potential (-70 Mv)
Membrane potential increases beyond resting membrane potential to -100 Mv
HYPERPOLARIZATION ABOVE -70 Mv

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Resting potential restored

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Sodium-potassium pump activates to restore resting membrane potential (-70 Mv)
Decreases membrane potential from -100 Mv (hyperpolarization) to normal (-70 Mv)
Ion channels return to resting state

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All or none phenomenon

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Each action potential is all or nothing

If the threshold (-59 Mv) is surpassed, the full peak action potential is always reached

If threshold potential is not surpassed, no action potential will occur at all

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How does myelin affect conduction of the action potential

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Myelinated greatly increases the speed due to nodes of Ranviea