Download PDF100%Switch to dark themeTry nowCHAPTER THREECHAPTER THREEThe Neuronal Membrane at RestINTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTIONTHE CAST OF CHEMICALSTHE MOVEMENT OF IONSElectricityINTRODUCTIONTHE CAST OF CHEMICALSCytosol and Extracellular FluidThe Phospholipid MembraneProteinTHE MOVEMENT OF IONSDiffusionElectricityA Review of Moles and MolarityTHE IONIC BASIS OF THE RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIALEquilibrium PotentialsThe Nernst EquationThe Distribution of Ions Across the MembraneSodium-potassium pumpsRelative Ion Permeabilities of the Membrane at RestBRAIN FOODThe Goldman EquationThe Importance of Regulating the External Potassium Concentration.Box three point fourFeeling Around Inside Ion Channels in the Dark by Chris MillerKEY TERMSThe Ionic Basis of the Resting Membrane PotentialJump to current