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    ACTION

    POTENTIAL 
    PART-2
    You will Learn:
    Propagation of Action Potential
    Course Outcome: CO1
    Recap of Action
    Potential

    •Ion Channels
    •Na+ and K+ Pumps
    •Significance of threshold   
      voltage (-55mV)
    •All or nothing Phenomenon
    Action Potential Propagation

    A B C

    Action potential is
    generated at one end
    of the Axon and
    propagates down the
    axon
    A B C A B C A B C

    1 2 3

    • Beginning of Action potential. • Section A is in • Section A is in Resting


    • Section A is in Depolarization Repolarization. state.
    • Section B and C are in resting • Depolarization Starts in • B is in repolarization and C
    state section B. is in Depolarization.
    • +ve ions diffuse • +ve ions entering will
    to neighboring region which diffuse to neighboring
    triggers action potential in B. region

    Why Action Potential propagates only in one direction??????


    • When Na+ K+ Pumps are active the ions
    channels cannot be activated.
    • So an Action potential cannot be triggered
    in section A from section B.
    • Absolute Refractory period- No new action
    potential can be triggered.
    • Relative refractory period- A stronger
    stimulus can trigger a new action potential.
    • 150m/s average speed of propagation of
    action potential
    How neuron differentiates different stimulus?

    Amplitude of Action
    potential will not change...

    Then what changes????

    FREQUENCY
    Action potential for weak and strong stimulus
    Weak stimulus

    • Stronger the stimulus more


    action potentials will be
    generated per second.

    • Amplitude of the action


    potential remains the same.

    Stronger stimulus • Similar to FREQUENCY


    MODULATION

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