Action potential

An action potential is a rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a cellular membrane with a characteristic pattern.

Action potentials are brief, rapid, large changes in the membrane potential in which the potential actually reverses. They are usually initiated as a result of spread from graded potentials. Simil…

There are four main stages to an action potential: depolarisation, repolarisation, hyperpolarisation, and the return to resting potential. Voltage-gated ion channels are needed for these processes.

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We go over the events that make up an action potential in detail.

ACTION POTENTIALS SummarySee: Action PotentialOverview • All-or-nothing (like firing a gun)Definitions Depolarization • Decrease in membrane potential relative to resting potential (membrane becomes more positive) Hyperpolarization • Increase in membrane potential relative to resting potential (membrane becomes more negative) Graded potentials • Depolarization signals that operate over short distances Action potentials • Depolarization signals that operate over long distances4 STEPS OF AN…

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