Nerve Impulses
weak electrical current, like a wave.
The Neuron membrane mantians…
resting potential
what channel opens up first and what does it do
sodium diffuses inward; depolarizes
what channel opens second and what does it do
potassiumdiffuses outward; repolarizes
Depolarization
loss of the difference in charge between inside and outside of plasma memebrane of a muscle or nerve cell due to a change in permeability and migration of sodium ions to interior.
synapse
junction between 2 communicating neurons