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Action Potential Review

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which ions are involved in an action potential?
a)
Na; Cl
b)
Na; K
c)
K; Cl
d)
Na; Ca
2.

Action potentials run along the ______ from ______ to ________.

a)

axon, dendrites, axon terminals

b)

axon, axon terminals, dendrites

c)

dendrites, axon, axon terminals

d)

axon terminals, axon, dendrites

3.

Which of the following is involved in maintaining the resting membrane potential of neurons?

a)

Na+/K+ ATPase pump moves 3Na+ in for every 2K+ out

b)

Na+/K+ ATPase pump moves 3K+ in for every 2Na+ out

c)

Na+/K+ ATPase pump moves 3Na+ out for every 2K+ in

d)

Na+/K+ ATPase pump moves 3K+ out for every 2Na+ in

4.
What is the normal resting potential of a neuron cell membrane?
a)
+40mV
b)
-30mV
c)
+55mV
d)
-70mV
5.

At resting membrane potential, neurons have more​ (a)   on the outside of the cell membrane.

Choose from the below words
Na+
K+
NaCl
Cl-
6.

At resting membrane potential, neurons have more​ (a)   on the inside of the cell membrane.

Choose from the below words
K+
NaCl
Na+
Cl-
7.
At which point on the diagram does depolarisation of the axon occur? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
8.

The sodium potassium pump restores the resting membrane potential. By which process does this occur? 

a)

Osmosis

b)

Diffusion

c)

Facilitated diffusion

d)

Active transport

9.
A membrane potential becoming less negative is called
a)

hyperpolarization

b)

depolarization

c)

repolarization

d)

polarization

10.

Which number on the graph represents the threshold potential?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

6

11.

When the membrane potential reaches +30mV, ________ channels open, ________ occurs, and ________ channels close.

a)

sodium, depolarization, potassium

b)

potassium, depoloarization, sodium

c)

sodium, repolarization, potassium

d)

postassium, repolarization, sodium

12.

An electrical impulse within a single neuron is called a

a)

synapse

b)

membrane potential

c)

action potential

d)

cell body

13.
When a neuron is not engaged in an impulse.
a)
Resting potential
b)
Action potential
c)
Neural potential
d)
Synaptic potential
14.

When is the potassium channel open?

a)

during rest only

b)

during repolarization only

c)

during depolarization only

d)

all the time

15.
Z
a)
Dendrite
b)
Axon Terminal
c)
Neurotransmitters
d)
Synapse
16.

Reorder the following (starting at beginning)

a)

Resting potential (-70mV), stimulus received

b)

Na+ gates open, threshold reached (-55 mV)

c)

Na+ gates open

d)

Na+ moves into the axon

e)

Action potential reached (+30mV)

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
17.

Reorder the following (starting at the action potential)

a)

Action potential reached (+30mV)

b)

Na+ inactivation gates close, K+ gates open

c)

K+ exits the cell, repolarization

d)

K+ still open, goes below -70 mV, hyperpolarization

e)

Na/K pump restores to resting potential

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)