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Nervous System and Active Transport. Big Ideas: #2 (Homeostasis) & #4 (Interactions). Basic Organization of the Nervous System. Organization of the Brain. Nervous Tissue. Functional Unit: Neuron. Communication Sequence. Potential in a neuron. What allows for the potential difference?.
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Nervous System and Active Transport Big Ideas: #2 (Homeostasis) & #4 (Interactions)
What allows for the potential difference? The sodium potassium pump uses ATP to maintain a charge differential inside and outside the neuron
Mechanism for the Sodium Potassium Exchange Pump • Active Transport • Requires ATP • Movement against the concentration gradient.
Role of facilitated diffusion Movement of ions through gated channels is “down the concentration gradient” or passive
Action potential: The change in charge that propagates down a nerve cell and allows signals to travel over long distances. • Watch the action potential animation. • http://outreach.mcb.harvard.edu/animations/actionpotential_short.swf • While you are watching the animation, draw a nerve impulse and identify the changes that cause the impulse to occur.
What happens when the signal gets to the end? • Signal must cross a space (synapse) between: • 2 neurons • A neuron and a muscle cell • Signal changes: • ElectricalChemicalElectrical
To prepare for the next lecture: • Sketch and label a drawing of a basic nerve synapse.