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Neural Communication: The Neural Impulse

Neural Communication: The Neural Impulse. Module 7: Neural and Hormonal Systems. Action Potential. A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of the neuron. A neural impulse Considered an “on” condition of the neuron. Refractory Period.

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Neural Communication: The Neural Impulse

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  1. Neural Communication: The Neural Impulse Module 7: Neural and Hormonal Systems

  2. Action Potential • A brief electrical charge that travels down the axon of the neuron. • A neural impulse • Considered an “on” condition of the neuron

  3. Refractory Period • The “recharging phase” when a neuron, after firing, cannot generate another action potential • Once the refractory period is complete the neuron can fire again

  4. Resting Potential • The state of a neuron when it is at rest and capable of generating an action potential • The neuron is set and ready to fire

  5. All-or-None Principle • The principle that if a neuron fires it will always fire at the same intensity • All action potentials are of the same strength. • A neuron does NOT fire at 30%, 45% or 90% but at 100% each time it fires.

  6. Communication Between Neurons Module 7: Neural and Hormonal Systems

  7. Synapse • The tiny, fluid filled gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and the dendrite of another neuron • The action potential cannot jump the gap

  8. Neurotransmitters • A chemical messenger that travels across the synapse from one neuron to the next • Can influence whether the second neuron will generate an action potential or not

  9. Receptor Cells • Specialized cells in the sensory systems of the body that can turn other kinds of energy into action potentials that the nervous system can process • Receptor cells in the eye turn light into a neural impulse the brain understands.

  10. Neurotransmitters

  11. Excitatory Effect • A neurotransmitter effect that makes it more likely that the receiving neuron will generate an action potential (impulse) • The second neuron is more likely to fire.

  12. Inhibitory Effect • A neurotransmitter effect that makes it less likely that the receiving neuron will generate an action potential (impulse) • The second neuron is less likely to fire.

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