BY4 Nervous system 0.0 / 5 ? BiologyHuman, animal and plant physiologyA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: jawjeenerCreated on: 06-12-15 20:11 Resting potential The potential difference between the inside and the outside of a membrane when a nerve impulse is not being conducted. 1 of 6 Action potential A change that occurs in the electrical charge across the membrane of an axon when it is stimulated and a nerve impulse passes. 2 of 6 Depolarisation Temporary reversal of charges on the membrane that takes place when a nerve impulse is transmitted. 3 of 6 Saltatory conduction Transmission of a nerve impulse along a myelinated axon in which the action potential jumps from one node of Ranvier to another. 4 of 6 Neuromuscular junction A synapse that occurs between a neurone and a muscle. 5 of 6 Photoperiod A period of illumination. 6 of 6
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