Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Define the following:
Action potential
Advertisements
Solution
Action potential - A momentary change in electrical potential on the surface of a cell, or a nerve or muscle cell, that occurs when it is stimulated, resulting in the transmission of an electrical impulse.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
How does the human nervous system work? Explain.
Given below is a certain structure. Write against them its functional activity.
Olfactory nerve and ______.
Name the four principal tastes and the respective regions of the tongue concerned with their perception.
Answer the following questions briefly:
Explain how the human eye adapts itself to bright light and dim light.
Choose the correct answer.
More than one foot long cells of the body are __________
Plants do not have any nervous system but yet, if we touch a sensitive plant, some observable changes take place in its leaves. Explain how could this plant respond to the external stimuli and how it is communicated.
State the Function:
Myelin sheath
The outermost of the three cranial meninges are ______
Which of the following is NOT a part of forebrain?
Complete the following table:
| No. | Name of Nerve | Type of Nerve | Function |
| 1. | Optic | ||
| 2. | Facial | ||
| 3. | Hypoglossal | ||
| 4. | Trigeminal | ||
| 5. | Auditory | ||
| 6. | Glossopharyngeal |
