MCAT Biology › Neuron Structure and Types of Neurons
The primary purpose of the sodium/potassium pump is to __________.
Ependymal cells are a type of glial cells that __________.
In humans, nerve impulses are transmitted with the coordinated action of sodium and potassium ion channels. These channels open in a specific sequence, to allow for membrane potential changes to take place in a directional manner along the length of an axon.
Figure 1 depicts a single phospholipid layer of a cell membrane, and three transmembrane channels important to action potential propagation.
In the cell body associated with the axon depicted in Figure 1, integration of incoming electrical signals is necessary in order to determine whether or not an action potential is initiated by the cell. The region where this integration takes place is the __________.
How does the sodium-potassium pump accomplish its function of maintaining the electrochemical potential across a cell membrane?
Which component of a neuron is responsible for electochemically stimulating nearby cells?
The sodium-potassium pump is an antiporter that moves sodium ions out of the cell and potassium ions into the cell. This pumping action requires ATP. What can you conclude about the electrochemical gradient of sodium?
In humans, nerve impulses are transmitted with the coordinated action of sodium and potassium ion channels. These channels open in a specific sequence, to allow for membrane potential changes to take place in a directional manner along the length of an axon.
Figure 1 depicts a single phospholipid layer of a cell membrane, and three transmembrane channels important to action potential propagation.
The cell body associated with the axon depicted in Figure 1 takes in neural impulses from a variety of other neurons. A tract that carries such impulses into the cell body is __________.
Which of the following is NOT true of the neural soma and axon?
What is the source of neurons and glia that innervate the pancreas?