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प्रश्न
Define Saltatory conduction.
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उत्तर
Saltatory conduction is the rapid passage of action potential along myelinated nerves from one node of Ranvier to the other.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a brief account of Mechanism of synaptic transmission.
Sketch and label formation of typical spinal nerve.
Complete the flowchart of the process of conduction of nerve impulses.
| Application of stimulus on a resting nerve |
| ⇓ |
| Permeability of membrane changes |
| ⇓ |
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| Positive ions inside axon increases |
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| ________________________________ |
| ⇓ |
| Polarity reverses and depolarisation takes place |
| ⇓ |
| Repolarisation - potassium gates open |
| ⇓ |
| ______________________________ |
| ⇓ |
| ______________________________ |
| ⇓ |
| Axoplasm becomes negatively charged and ECF becomes positive |
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| Column I | Column II | ||
| i. | P - wave | p. | Depolarisation of ventricles |
| ii. | QRS complex | q. | Repolarisation of ventricles |
| iii. | T - wave | r. | Coronary ischemia |
| s. | Development of atria | ||
| t. | Repolarisation of atria |
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| c. Synaptic cleft | iii. Electrical potential difference across the resting neural membrane |
| d. Neurotransmitters | iv. An electrical wave like response of a neuron to a stimulation |
The electronegativity inside the membrane is due to
