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action potentials

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What number(s) on the graph represents the Resting Potential?
a)
1 and 2
b)
1 and 5
c)
2 and 3
d)
3 and 4
2.

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

a)

Sodium

b)

Potassium

c)

Calcium

d)

ACTH

3.

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

a)

-55 mV

b)

-60 mV

c)

40 mV

d)

-75 mV

4.

When a neuron is not engaged in the transmission of an impulse.

a)

Resting potential

b)

Action potential

c)

Neural potential

d)

Synaptic potential

5.
What number on the graph represents the Depolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
What number on the graph represents the Hyperpolarization phase?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Why is -55 mV a significant number?
a)
This is the largest charge achieved during an action potential
b)
This is the threshold required to complete an action potential
c)
This is the resting charge of a neuron
d)
This is the charge when all the sodium is inside the cell
8.

Which of the following restores the resting membrane potential in a neurone?


I. Na+ channels opening

II. K+ channels closing

III. The Na+/K+ ATP pump

a)

I and II only

b)

II and III only

c)

I and III only

d)

III only

9.

Which of the following is/are true of repolarisation?

a)

Na+ channels close

b)

K+ diffuses into the neuron

c)

The membrane potential becomes more negative

d)

Na+ diffuses out of the neuron

10.

In the figure above, what is occurring at step #4?

a)

Neuron receives enough stimulation, threshold is reached

b)

Na+ channels open allowing Na+ to diffuse inward, depolarizing the membrane

c)

K+ channels open and Na+ channels open, action potential begins

d)

K+ channels open allowing K+ to diffuse out, repolarizing the membrane

e)

Na+ are being pumped out and K+ are being pumped into the cell

11.
What is structure labeled C in the picture?
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon
c)
Cell Body
d)
Axon Terminal
12.

-60 mV is the measure of a

a)

Threshold Potential

b)

Action Potential

c)

Resting Potential

d)

End Point Potential

13.

What contains the nucleus of the neuron?

a)

Terminal Bouton

b)

Cell Body

c)

Myelin Sheath

14.

An electrical impulse within a single neuron is called a

a)

synapse

b)

membrane potential

c)

action potential

d)

cell body

15.

Depolarization occurs when

a)

sodium channels open

b)

potassium channels open

c)

sodium channels close

d)

potassium channels close