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Action Potentials

Authored by Andrea Stonebraker

10th - 12th Grade

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Action Potentials
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a neuron is depolarized, what are the first channels to open?

Sodium
Potassium
Calcium
ACTH

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a neuron is resting, the inside of the axon has a ____________ charge.

-55 mV
-70 mV
40 mV
-75 mV

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a neuron is not engaged in an impulse.

Resting potential
Action potential
Neural potential
Synaptic potential

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is -55 mV a significant number?

This is the largest charge achieved during an action potential
This is the threshold required to complete an action potential
This is the resting charge of a neuron
This is the charge when all the sodium is inside the cell

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

At what stage does Potassium end outside the neuron, and Sodium ends inside the neuron?

Depolarizarion
Repolarization
Hyperpolarization
Resting Potential

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is hyperpolarization important?

It makes sure the neuron is healthy
It prevents a second, unwanted signal from being sent
It makes sure the neurons are in the correct space
It makes sure the charge is back at -70 mV

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which ion is pumped into the axon of a neuron to help maintain the resting potential?

calcium

hydrogen

potassium

sodium

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