Lecture 8: Action potentials and neural transmissions

The sodium-potassium exchange pump uses ATP to pump out ____ Na+ and pump in _______ K+.

3, 2

list the ion permeability of K+, Na+, and Cl- respectively

1.0, 0.04, 0.45

The _________ equation examines the permeability of one ion in vito while the __________ equation examines the permeability of multiple ions in vito.

Nerst, Goldman

What is the threshold for starting an action potential?

-55 mV

The voltage-gated sodium channels are made up of 2 types of subunits. The ________ subunit contain all element for the functioning channel while the _____ subunit are required for the proper orientation of the former subunit.

alpha, beta

The alpha-subunit of the voltage-gate sodium channel contains ______ domains, each with _____ transmembrane segments.

4, 6

The transmembrane segment ____ serves as the voltage sensor while the ________ and _________ transmembrane segments form the channel pore and therefore determine ion specificity.

S4, S5, S6

Which alpha-subunit domains of the voltage-gated sodium channels contain the inactivation domains?

D3, D4

The (ARP/ RRP) occurs over the duration of the action potential, starting after the voltage-gated Na+ channels open at -55 mV and ends at resting membrane potential of -70 mV.

ARP

The (ARP/ RRP) occurs during the hyperpolarization process of the action potential.

RRP

The premotor neurons of the spinal cord hold two main neurotransmitters. ____________ is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter while __________ is the priniciple inhibitory neurotransmitter. (give anagram when applicable)

Glutamate, GABA

There are two types of glutamate receptors. The _________ ones mediate rapid responses while _______ receptors mediate long term activation.

ionotropic, metabotropic

Ionotropic glutamate receptors are (ligand/ voltage) gated (selective/ non-selective) ion channels with a structure similar to the Na+ gated ones.

ligand, non-selective

(spatial/ temporal) summation is the causation of an AP by the release of multiple premotor nerve terminals close together. (spatial/ temporal) summation is the causation of AP by the rapid release of a premotor neuron.

spatial, temporal

The GABA receptor is a (ionotropic/ ligand) receptor that forms a ______ channnel.

ionotropic, Cl-

Each subunit of the GABA receptor has 4 transmembrane segments. Which one forms the part of the ion channel?

S2

GABAr is a pentamer composed of ___ alpha subunit(s), ___ beta subunit(s), and _______ gamma subunit(s).

2,2,1