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Exam - 3 - Membrane and action potentials and refractory preiod

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What of the following is closest to resting membrane potential?

a)

+60 mV

b)

-60 mV

c)

-70 mV

d)

-90 mV

2.

What is the main factor for the negative resting membrane potential (-70mV)?

a)

Potassium leak channels

b)

Sodium leak channels

c)

Calcium gated channels

d)

Voltage gated potassium channels

3.

What would the membrane potential be if the extracellular potassium levels increase to 7 mM potassium? (Note: ICF potassium is 150 mM and answer in whole numbers)

a)

-81 mV

b)

-70 mV

c)

-65 mV

d)

+ 60 mV

4.

What membrane protein is responsible for maintaining the gradient?

a)

K+ leak cannels

b)

Na+ leak channels

c)

Na+ voltage gated channels

d)

Na+/K+ ATPase

5.

Which membrane protein is primary responsible for the depolarization?

a)

ligand gated Na+ channels

b)

Na+/K+ ATPase

c)

K+ leak channels

d)

Voltage gated K+ channels

6.

What membrane protein is responsible for the repolarization after depolarizing event?

a)

K+ voltage gated channels

b)

K+ leak channels

c)

Na+ voltage gated channels

d)

Chloride Channels

7.

What number represents the resting membrane potential?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

4

8.

What number represents depolarization?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

5

d)

3

9.

Which number represents the repolarization of membrane potential?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

10.

What number represents hyperpolarization?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

11.

What channel is responsible for the change at 2?

a)

Na+ ligand gated ion channels

b)

K+ gated ion channels

c)

K+ leak channels

d)

Na+ leak channels

12.

At point 2 we would expect the M gate to be _______ and the H gate to be _____ on Sodium ligand-gated channels?

a)

Open, closed

b)

Closed, closed

c)

Open, Open

d)

Closed, open

13.

Which number would we expect to see the H-gate to close in sodium channels?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

14.

The n-gate on potassium channels have what following characteristics?

a)

Slow activation

b)

quick activation

c)

slow inactivation

d)

quick inactivation

15.

The m-gate and h-gate on sodium channels allow ligand gated sodium channels to have what characteristics?

a)

Slow activation

b)

slow deactivation

c)

fast activation

d)

fast deactivation

16.

What kind of local potential is this?

a)

excitatory

b)

inhibitory

17.

What kind of local potential is this?

a)

excitatory

b)

inhibitory

18.

Which of the following would lead to decreased number of action potentials?

a)

Inhibition of Na gated channels

b)

Addition of Na channel

c)

Increase in calcium channels

d)

Activation of K leak channels

19.

What refractory period happens when no stimulus regardless of strength can lead to a new action potential?

a)

Absolute

b)

Relative

20.

What refractory period can lead to an action potential when applying a stronger stimulus?

a)

absolute

b)

relative

21.

What is the main factor in the refractory period?

a)

Na+ channels

b)

Calcium channels

c)

Potassium leak channels

d)

Potassium voltage gated channels

22.

What disease is associated with propagation due to decreased conduction velocity?

a)

Multiple Sclerosis

b)

Edema

c)

myocardial infarction

d)

Lambert-Eatons

23.

What part of the nerve allows for faster propagation of the signal?

a)

Myelin

b)

dendrites

c)

axons

d)

terminal buttons

24.

Which axon diameter leads to the fastest propagation (highest veolcity)?

a)

large

b)

small

c)

diameter doesn't impact velocity

25.

When a action potential moves down an axon it can be described as?

a)

propagation

b)

depolarization

c)

reaching threshold

d)

activation of a nerotransmitter