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13 years ago
I need help with this question, please!!

  In the nerve conduction velocity experiment, if any of the nerves used were reversed in their placement on the stimulating and recording electrodes, would there be any differences seen in conduction velocity? Explain.        Thanks!!!

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13 years ago
Mine goes up to question 16... Confounded Face
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13 years ago
I think I got it or atleast I hope i figured it out!!!! Thanks though!!!   Smiling Face with Open Mouth
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13 years ago
No because the same conduction exists
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13 years ago
If any of the nerves used were reversed in their placement on the stimulating and recording electrodes, would any differences be seen in conduction velocity? Explain.

No. Once a neural membrane is depolarized and the impulse is being conducted along the neural membrane, which direction is which does not matter. We state that a neural impulse is set up in the neuron’s trigger zone (mainly due to the large number of sodium channels there) but once the depolarization is set up, it not only travels down the axon but also around the soma of the cell.
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13 years ago Edited: 13 years ago, kong
If any of the nerves used were reversed in their placement on the stimulating and recording electrodes, would any differences be seen in conduction velocity? Explain.

No. Once a neural membrane is depolarized and the impulse is being conducted along the neural membrane, which direction is which does not matter. We state that a neural impulse is set up in the neuron’s trigger zone (mainly due to the large number of sodium channels there) but once the depolarization is set up, it not only travels down the axon but also around the soma of the cell.
THANKS so much I needed this too, can't wait till reading week llol
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