Basic Biomedical Sciences I Case One Trigger Two: Rhythm of My Heart
Basic Biomedical Sciences I Case One Trigger Two: Rhythm of My Heart
Block Four Module Two
DEFINITION OF TERMS
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Action Potential
A property of excitable cells (nerve, muscle) consisting of rapid depolarization followed by repolarization of the membrane potential.
Action potentials have stereotypical size and shape, are propagating, and are "all-or-none".
Depolarization
Makes the membrane potential less negative,
Hyperpolarization makes the membrane potential more negative.