2. Figure 1
Membrane ion channels
Include sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), and calcium (Ca2+) ion
channels.
3. Figure 2
Membrane
potential
Electrical potential
difference across the cell
membrane caused by
different concentrations of
K+, Na+, and Cl- ions on
each side of the membrane.
Membrane potential of
neurons is usually between
-60 and -80 mV.
6. Figure 3
The action
potential
Small changes in
membrane potential
(graded potentials) can
be depolarizing or
hyperpolarizing. A
depolarizing potential that
exceeds a threshold
becomes an action
potential.
7. Figure 4
The action
potential
During an action
potential, membrane
potential changes as a
result of ion flow through
voltage-gated Na+
channels, voltage-gated
K+ channels, and the
Na+/K+ pump.
9. Figure 5
The action
potential
The membrane
depolarization during an
action potential triggers
action potentials in
adjacent regions of an
axon. Depolarization
spreads down the length
of the axon as a result.
13. Figure 6
Saltatory
conduction
Some axons are myelinated by
insulating glial cells. Ion
channels are only present at the
nodes of Ranvier between glia.
Electrical current jumps from
node to node, increasing the
speed of neural transmission.
19. Figure 2
Postsynaptic
potentials
A signal from a presynaptic
neuron may induce an
inhibitory (IPSP) or excitatory
(EPSP) potential in the
postsynaptic neuron. An IPSP
causes a hyperpolarization and
makes a new action potential
less likely to form. An EPSP
causes a depolarization and
increases the likelihood of a
new action potential.
23. Figure 3
GABA
g-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is an inhibitory neurotransmitter
that triggers opening of Cl- channels in the postsynaptic
neuron, which hyperpolarizes its membrane.
24. MO Figure
Structure and Function of the
Vertebrate Nervous System
Bartolommeo Eustachi, Tabulae Anatomicae,
2nd edition. Amsterdam, 1722.
25. Figure 1
The nervous system
Subdivided into the central nervous system (CNS) and
peripheral nervous system (PNS).
26. Figure 2
White and gray matter
CNS contains both white and gray matter. White matter
consists of myelinated axons. Gray matter consists of
unmyelinated axons, dendrites, and cell bodies.
38. Figure 4
Protein and
brain activity
fMRI revealed that high-protein
breakfasts (HP, dark
blue) reduce brain activity
in regions associated with
food motivation and reward
pathways compared to
normal-protein breakfasts
(NP, light blue).
39. Figure 5 Aplysia
Martin Shields/Science Source.
This sea slug with large, easily accessible neurons, is a good
model organism in neurobiology to study the links between
specific neurons and behavior.
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