Excitability of neurones

Subject: Biology

Grade: Upper Secondary

Publisher: YDP

Resource types: Class activity

Resource ID: b231
Description:

At the end of this activity, students should be able to:
– describe the structure of a neurone
– define two functional states of a neurone
– describe the conduction of a nerve impulse along an axon
– explain the relationship between the speed of conduction, the presence of a myelin sheath and axon diameter.

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Secondary School

Upper Secondary (Grades 10-12)

Biology

Nervous coordination

29. Excitability of neurones

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Keywords

refraction, neurone, axon, excitability, Cell body, Glial cells, refractory period, Repolarisation, Threshold value, Dendrites, Myelin sheath, Nerve impulse, Terminal bouton, Schwann cells, nerve fibres, orthodromal transmission, all-or-nothing, neurones, Excitability of neurones

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