What is happening in the neuron? A polarized cell is a
there is
__and outside it there is
In a polarized cell
the sodium gates are normally!
potassium gates are
and the Sodium/Potassium pump is turned
When a
stimulus is received the sodium gates
_and sodium rushes
the cell. Because it is positively charged it repels the other positive charged ion,
which gets pushed
the cell. The cell is then considered
This is when the impulse is conducted down the
For
a more rapid transmission, some neurons have lipid layer called
that causes impulses to jump and take a shortcut. After the stimulus is
gone, the cell is
which means the
flows back into the cell and the
gets
pumped out of the cell to restore it to a resting cell.