excitable cells

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Decks in this class (22)

Nervous system - structure and development
In four legged animals what does ...,
What does cranial caudal mean,
What does proximal distal mean
63  cards
Cells of the Nervous System
What stain did early work looking...,
What stain was developed and by w...,
What are the cell processes
87  cards
Excitable cells in plants and microbes
What is the order of the evolutio...,
What is a paramecium and give fea...,
Paramecium is an excitable cell w...
17  cards
Water, membranes and ions
What is polarity,
What bonds does water have,
What do hydrogen bonds enable a w...
72  cards
Electrochemical Gradients
Give features of simple diffusion,
If ion concentrations are differe...,
If there is a hole in the membran...
22  cards
The Nernst Equation
What is the nernst equation and w...,
What is the definition of a volt,
How many coulombs of charge in 1 ...
21  cards
Action Potentials
When does a voltage gated ion cha...,
What are all voltage gated ion ch...,
What do the rings of charge aroun...
31  cards
Transmission within Neurons
What does it mean that action pot...,
What is transmission,
What are the two types of transmi...
43  cards
Synapses
What problems do synapses help ov...,
What is a synapse,
What do the presynaptic and posts...
36  cards
Neurotransmitters
What are receptors,
What does ligand binding induce i...,
What is the hypothesis for the bi...
33  cards
Synaptic Integration
How many synapses does each neuro...,
What is convergence and divergence,
How does a postsynaptic cell deci...
17  cards
Electrophysiology
What is the principle of electrop...,
What is the flow of ions called h...,
Why are electrophysiological reco...
22  cards
Optogenetics and Dyes
What is the underlying principle ...,
What are calcium sensitive dyes c...,
What are the different type of ca...
20  cards
Sensory pathways: vision
How can light be described,
What is wavelength,
What is amplitude
44  cards
Hearing, Chemical senses and touch
What is another name for smell,
In what way is smell similar acro...,
How does smell work in the human ...
33  cards
Muscle 1
Which muscles are striated,
What is striated muscle,
What are the skeletal muscle body...
67  cards
Muscle 2
What is the typical duration of a...,
How long does a muscle twitch last,
Why does a muscle twitch have the...
44  cards
Learning and Memory 1
What is learning,
What is memory,
What are the two main types of me...
35  cards
Learning and memory 2
Why is the aplyisa used extensive...,
Who won a nobel prize for his wor...,
What forms of learning does aplys...
19  cards
Rhythms and sleep
How have organisms on earth adapt...,
What are the different types of c...,
What are the different types of p...
43  cards
Neurotechniques 2: structural exploration of the brain
What is cranial trepanation,
What is experimental ablation,
How did scientists use experiment...
26  cards
Neuropathologies
What is a synaptopathy,
How does a synapse work,
What are the different synaptopat...
43  cards

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