GE CLST 73A Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Peptide, Motor Neuron, Lidocaine

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Explosive change in membrane potential from to + across membrane. Note: charge transfer/voltage changes (concentration does not change) Gated ion channels open when voltage increases => depolarization => hodgkin cycle. Action potential propagation: passive current flows in both directions, myelinated axon: insulator that prevents current to leak out of membrane => forcing current down the axon (depolarizes faster) No sodium channels so no ap generated. Node of ranvier: part with no myelin (current is forced down there) Where ap is generated bc it has sodium channels. Saltatory conduction: jumping from nodes to nodes: conduction velocity: increases due to insulating properties of myelin. Invertebrate: do not have myelin/axons=large to get fast conduction velocities. Vertebrate: developed a cns with lots of axons with myelin so smaller axons with higher conduction velocities. Temperature dependent: higher temp = faster molecules move & cv increases. Clinical correlation: multiple sclerosis: autoimmune disease (impaired vision, lack of coordination, sluggishness)

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