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Card 16

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How is a potential difference/polarisation achieved in the plasma membrane?

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Card 17

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What is the resting potential value for most neurones?

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Card 18

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Once the sodium-voltage gated ion channels are opened why do Na+'s flood into the cell?

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Card 19

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At what potential difference will the Na+ voltage-gated ion channels open?

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Card 20

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What happens during repolarisation?

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Card 21

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What happens during hyperpolarisation?

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Card 22

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Describe saltatory conduction.

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Card 23

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What type of cell makes up the myelinated sheath?

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Card 24

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How does your brain tell the difference between a strong and a weak stimulus?

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Card 25

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Give some examples of organisms with giant axons

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