A nerve signal is transmitted along the long, thin axon of a neuron in a small...
A nerve signal is transmitted along the long, thin axon of a neuron in a small fish. The transmission occurs as sodium ions (Na+)transfer like tipping dominos across the axon membrane from outside to inside. Each short section of axon gets an excess of about 6.0×108sodiumions/mm.
a. Determine the E⃗ field 4.0 cm from the axon produced by the excess sodium ions on the inside of the axon and an equal number of negative ions on the outside of a 1.0-mm length of axon. The ions are separated by the 8.0×10−9-m-thick axon membrane. Use κ = 81 for the dielectric constant of water.
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A nerve signal is transmitted along the long, thin axon of a
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The long thin cylindrical axon of a nerve carries nerve impulses. The axon can be as long as 1 m. A) Estimate the capacitance of a 1.0-m-long axon of radius 3.9 ×10−6 m with a membrane thickness of 7.6 ×10−9 m. The dielectric constant of the membrane material is about 6.0. B)Determine the magnitude of the charge on the inside (negative) and outside (positive) of the membrane wall if there is a 0.065-V potential difference across the wall. C)Determine the...
The long thin cylindrical axon of a nerve carries nerve impulses. The axon can be as...
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The long thin cylindrical axon of a nerve carries nerve impulses. The axon can be as...
The long thin cylindrical axon of a nerve carries nerve impulses. The axon can be as long as 1 m. a. Estimate the capacitance of a 1.0-m-long axon of radius 3.9 ×10−6 m with a membrane thickness of 7.2 ×10−9 m. The dielectric constant of the membrane material is about 6.0. b. Determine the magnitude of the charge on the inside (negative) and outside (positive) of the membrane wall if there is a 0.077-V potential difference across the wall. c....
The long thin cylindrical axon of a nerve carries nerve impulses. The axon can be as...
The long thin cylindrical axon of a nerve carries nerve impulses. The axon can be as long as 1 m. A) Estimate the capacitance of a 1.0-m-long axon of radius 3.9 ×10−6 m with a membrane thickness of 7.6 ×10−9 m. The dielectric constant of the membrane material is about 6.0. the answer is not 2.8534x10^-8 F B)Determine the magnitude of the charge on the inside (negative) and outside (positive) of the membrane wall if there is a 0.065-V potential...
A nerve signal is transmitted through a neuron when an excess of Na+ ions suddenly enters...
A nerve signal is transmitted
through a neuron when an excess of Na+ ions suddenly enters the
axon, a long cylindrical part of the neuron. Axons are
approximately 10 μm (10x10-6 m) in diameter, and measurements show
that about 5x1011 Na+ ions per meter (each of charge +e) enter
during this process. Although the axon is a long cylinder, the
charge do not all enter the axon at the same time. A plausible
model would be a series of point...
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An axon is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron e , that typically conducts electrical impulses e away from the neuron's cell body e . Capacitance (C) is the ability of a system to store an electric charge. In this activity, you'll use information given about these fascinating structures to calculate the capacitance of an axon. Αxon Axon terminal Dendrite Node of Ranvier Soma Axon Schwann cell Myelin sheath Nucleus plasma membrane cytoplasm, a conducting liquid...
The resistor-capacitor network model we developed in Lecture (see figure below where it is shown only...
The resistor-capacitor network model we developed in Lecture
(see figure below where it is shown only for the myelinated case)
for the transmission of signals in nerve axons can actually be
applied to both unmyelinated and myelinated nerve cells to estimate
the propagation speed of a nerve impulse. In the unmyelinated case
the 6-7 nm thick plasma membrane (the lipid bilayer) acts both as a
(very thin) dielectric layer forming a capacitor between the inside
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Neuron Signaling and Muscle Contraction 1) “Dissect” the various parts of an action potential by describing...
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A nerve signal is transmitted
through a neuron when an excess of Na+ ions suddenly enters the
axon, a long cylindrical part of the neuron. Axons are
approximately 10 μm (10x10-6 m) in diameter, and measurements show
that about 5x1011 Na+ ions per meter (each of charge +e) enter
during this process. Although the axon is a long cylinder, the
charge do not all enter the axon at the same time. A plausible
model would be a series of point...
An axon is a long, slender projection of a nerve cell, or neuron e , that typically conducts electrical impulses e away from the neuron's cell body e . Capacitance (C) is the ability of a system to store an electric charge. In this activity, you'll use information given about these fascinating structures to calculate the capacitance of an axon. Αxon Axon terminal Dendrite Node of Ranvier Soma Axon Schwann cell Myelin sheath Nucleus plasma membrane cytoplasm, a conducting liquid...
The resistor-capacitor network model we developed in Lecture
(see figure below where it is shown only for the myelinated case)
for the transmission of signals in nerve axons can actually be
applied to both unmyelinated and myelinated nerve cells to estimate
the propagation speed of a nerve impulse. In the unmyelinated case
the 6-7 nm thick plasma membrane (the lipid bilayer) acts both as a
(very thin) dielectric layer forming a capacitor between the inside
of the axon and the...
Answer Thi Q. thank You
The Nervous System edit) 1. The junction between one neuron and the next, or between a neuron and an effector is called: A) A synapse 8) A dendrite C) A neuotransmiter D ) A ventricle E) None of the above 2. A fast excitatory synapses follows this order A) (1) neurotransmiter released (2) diftused across the synaptic cleft to a receptor protein (3) binding of the transmitter opens pores in the ion channels and positive...
1. The headlights on an automobile are 125 cm apart. At what distance will the lights appear to be just resolvable to a person whose nocturnal pupils are 4.5 mm in 2. Assume the range of pupil variation during adaptation of a normal eye is from 2.0 to 7.1 mm. What is the corresponding range of distances over which it can detect 3. Two stars make an angle of 1 x 10-3 radians at the eye of an observer. A...
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