SECTION II Physiology “When I investigate and when I discover that the forces of the heavens and the planets are within ourselves, then truly I seem to be living among…

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Mediators of Inflammation Volume 2010, Article ID 903295, 16 pages doi:10.1155/2010/903295 Review Article Scorpion Venom and the Inflammatory…

APPENDIX A Answers to Review Questions Chapter 1 1. The answer is C. In a steady state, the amount or concentration of a substance in a compartment does not change with respect…

Slide 1Electrical Properties of Nerve Cells 10.5.12 Slide 2 The resting membrane potential Slide 3 The rapid opening of voltage-gated Na + channels allows rapid entry of…

Slide 1 Tetrodotoxin and Maculotoxin Skye King and Azadeh Fotouhie Slide 2 Outline Molecular Discussion of Tetrodotoxin and Maculotoxin Biochemistry of Tetrodotoxin and Maculotoxin…

Slide 1 Chapter 11 Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Electrical Properties of Membranes Slide 2 I.Principles of membrane transport - protein-free lipid bilayers…

Neurophysiology Regions of the Brain and Spinal Cord White matter – dense collections of myelinated fibers Gray matter – mostly soma and unmyelinated fibers Neuron Classification…

Chapter 11 Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Electrical Properties of Membranes I. Principles of membrane transport - protein-free lipid bilayers are highly impermeable…

Neurons, synapses and signaling Neurons, synapses and signaling The neuron – structure and function Conducts long distance electrical signals and short distance chemical…

Conduction of the action potential The current flowing into the cell has to flow back out to complete the circuit. It spreads along the fiber seeking pathways of least resistance.…