Nervous Coordination: Nerve Impulses

Nervous Coordination: Nerve Impulses

  • Myelinated neurons increase the speed of nerve impulse conduction.
  • Saltatory conduction is the process by which electrical signals jump from one node of Ranvier to the next along a myelinated neuron.
  • Resting potential is the state of a neuron when it is not transmitting signals.
  • Action potential is the electric charge produced in a neuron when it transmits a signal.
  • Various ion channels work together to establish resting and action potentials.
  • The all-or-nothing response principle explains that an action potential either triggers completely or not at all.
  • An action potential graph may be used to demonstrate this process, and frequency calculations might be required.
  • The strength of the signal is determined by its frequency, not the degree of depolarisation.