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Card 6

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What is an action potential?

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Card 7

Front

What causes some voltage-gated sodium channels to open?

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Card 8

Front

Where do Na+ ions then diffuse down their electrochemcial gradient?

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Card 9

Front

What does the opening of some voltage-gated sodium channels cause?

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Card 10

Front

Once the action potential fo around +40mv has been established what happens?

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Card 11

Front

Why do some voltage-gated potassium channels begin to open then?

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Card 12

Front

What does this outward movement of K+ ions cause?

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Card 13

Front

What is this occurence called?

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Card 14

Front

What now closes and what other protein comes into action?

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