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Excitable Cells

This class was created by Brainscape user Elinor Bridges. Visit their profile to learn more about the creator.

By: Elinor Bridges
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1. Gross structure of the nervous system
What are excitable cells 2,
Describe the nervous system of a ...,
Describe the nervous system of a ...
31  cards
3. membranes, ions, water and proteins
Describe water 5,
Describe the h2o molecule 5,
What are h bonds 6
25  cards
2. cellular organisation of the nervous system
1 describe the hierarchical struc...,
Do the brain hierarchy diagram,
What was golgis reticular theory 5
28  cards
4. Electrochemical gradients
Describe movement down a conc gra...,
How does diffusion work when ther...,
What are membrane pores 4
17  cards
5. Ionic basis of the membrane potential
How does glucose move across memb...,
Describe ion gradients across cel...,
Why is ion movement of k and cl u...
13  cards
6. The Action Potential
What is an action potential 5,
What are graded potentials 6,
Describe the anatomy of an ap 4
14  cards
7. transmission and saltatory conduction
How is an ap transmitted in the n...,
Describe neuronal electrical anat...,
What are the causes of dendritic ...
16  cards
8. synapses
How does transmission across an i...,
What do we mean when we say the d...,
What are electrical synapses 6
22  cards

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