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Question
Complete the flowchart of the process of conduction of nerve impulses.
| Application of stimulus on a resting nerve |
| ⇓ |
| Permeability of membrane changes |
| ⇓ |
| ______________________________ |
| ⇓ |
| Positive ions inside axon increases |
| ⇓ |
| ________________________________ |
| ⇓ |
| Polarity reverses and depolarisation takes place |
| ⇓ |
| Repolarisation - potassium gates open |
| ⇓ |
| ______________________________ |
| ⇓ |
| ______________________________ |
| ⇓ |
| Axoplasm becomes negatively charged and ECF becomes positive |
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Solution
| Application of stimulus on a resting nerve |
| ⇓ |
| Permeability of membrane changes |
| ⇓ |
| Na+ ions diffuse into the neuron from the ECF |
| ⇓ |
| Positive ions inside axon increases |
| ⇓ |
|
Membrane potential changes from – 70mV to + 30mV |
| ⇓ |
| Polarity reverses and depolarisation takes place |
| ⇓ |
| Repolarisation - potassium gates open |
| ⇓ |
| K+ ions diffuse out of the axon |
| ⇓ |
| The inside of the membrane (becomes less and less positive) becomes negative once again |
| ⇓ |
| Axoplasm becomes negatively charged and ECF becomes positive |
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