The Nervous System Part One Emily Buff, Delaney Sullivan, Brendan von Hofe, Sam Zimmerman
Components of a Motor Neuron
At Rest: Sodium-Potassium pumps that bring Potassium in and take Sodium out. During Action Potential: Voltage-gated channels open up during a nerve impulse, allowing Sodium Ions to flood in, increasing the inside charge. (2) Transport Proteins and Channel Proteins
No signals sent or received Sodium and Potassium Sodium-Potassium pump always active (1&3) o arrangement of sodium and potassium create opposite net-charges concentration gradient Negative Charge inside of neuron A Neuron at Rest
A Look at the a Neuron at Rest
1.Stimulus causes sodium voltage-gated channels to open 2.Sodium floods into the cell 3.This signal travels down the axon, reversing the charge as it goes (voltage reversal) 4.To improve the polarity, potassium voltage-gated channels open 5.This movement brings the charge back down to the resting potential. Action Potential
Myelin Sheath (made up of lipids) (3) o Prevents electrical current from being released out of the neuron o Increases the speed of the action potential because does not allow this current to leave o Damaged or non-existent myelin sheath → Multiple Sclerosis. Action Potential cont.
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During action potential the charge changes from negative to positive inside the neuron as it travels down the axon (2&3) → voltage reversal Returns to resting-potential state as negative charges replace the positive charge Resembles a wave Action Potential Analogy
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