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12 years ago
1.  Why is the resting membrane potential the same value in both the sensory neuron and the interneuron?
Would the answer be that all neurons have an average of -70 mV as a resting membrane potential
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Would the answer be that all neurons have an average of -70 mV as a resting membrane potential

I would say your answer is correct based on the activity data. Nice work  Person Raising Both Hands in Celebration

Regardless of the type of neuron the typical resting membrane potential is the same value.
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I am in need of some help with the following questions: (Exercise 3: Neurophysiology of Nerve Impulses Activity 6, 7, 8, and 9).

Activity 6,
      Question 1: Why are multiple action potentials generated in response to a long stimulus that is above threshold?
      Question 2: Why does the frequency of action potentials increase when the stimulus intensity increases?
      Question 3: How does threshold change during the relative refractory period?
      Question 4: What is the relationship between the interspike interval and the frequency of action potentials?

Activity 7,
      Question 1: How did the conduction velocity in the B fiber compare with that in the A fiber?
      Question 2: How did the conduction velocity in the C fiber compare with that in the B fiber?
      Question 3: What is the effect of axon diameter on conduction velocity?
      Question 4: What is the effect of the amount of myelination on conduction velocity?
      Question 5: Why did the time between the stimulation and the action potential at R1 differ for each axon?
      Question 6: Why did you need to change the timescale on the oscilloscope for each axon?

Activity 8,
      Question 1: When the stimulus intensity is increased, what changes: the number of synaptic vesicles released or the amount of neurotransmitter per vesicle?
      Question 2: What happened to the amount of neurotransmitter release when you switched from the control extracellular fluid to the extracellular fluid with no Ca2+?
      Question 3: What happened to the amount of neurotransmitter release when you switched from the extracellular fluid with no Ca2+ to the extracellular fluid with low Ca2+?
      Question 4: How did neurotransmitter release in the Mg2+ extracellular fluid compare to that in the control extracellular fluid?
      Question 5: How does Mg2+ block the effect of extracellular calcium on neurotransmitter release?

Activity 9,
      Question 1: Why is the resting membrane potential the same value in both the sensory neuron and the interneuron?
      Question 2: Describe what happened when you applied a very weak stimulus to the sensory receptor?
      Question 3: Describe what happened when you applied a moderate stimulus was to the sensory receptor?
      Question 4: Identify the type of membrane potential (graded receptor potential or action potential) that occurred at R1, R2, R3, and R4 when you applied a moderate stimulus?
      Question 5: Describe what happened when you applied a strong stimulus to the sensory receptor?
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