W e inject a slightly depolarizing current into an axon at x = 0 cm continuously monitor the potential at x = 5 cm away. At steady state, the resting membrane potential is -70 mV. At the point of injection,the potential is -60 m V and at x = 5 cm away it is -66.3 mV. W hat is the space constant?
A) 2.5 cm
B) 5.0 cm
C) 10.0 cm
D) 15.0 cm
E) 20.0 cm
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Q1: The delay between an action potential in
Q2: The conduction velocity is increased by
A) Shortening
Q4: To determine the length constant, or space
Q5: An action potential begins at a special
Q6: The specific capacitance of a bare membrane
Q7: The axial resistance
A) Depends inversely on the
Q8: Myelin increases conduction velocity because it
A) Decreases
Q9: Increasing Rm by myelination
A) Decreases the time
Q10: Myelin does all of the following EXCEPT
A)
Q11: The conduction velocity is fastest in
A) Small
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