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Which of the following currents is responsible for the depolarization phase of the axonal action
potential?
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a) inward sodium ion current;
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b) inward potassium ion current;
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c) outward calcium ion current.
Frage 2
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Which of the following currents is responsible for the repolarization phase of the axonal action
potential?
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a) inward sodium ion current;
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b) inward calcium ion current;
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c) outward potassium ion current.
Frage 3
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Choose the correct statement:
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a) action potentials propagate without attenuation (decrease) of amplitude and with relatives constant speed;
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b) action potentials propagate with significant decrease of amplitude over the length of the membrane;
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c) action potentials propagate with increase of the amplitude over the length of the membrane.
Frage 4
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Which of the following factors affects the speed of propagation of axonal action potentials?
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a) diameter and myelination;
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b) only the diameter of the axon;
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c) the length of the axon.
Frage 5
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Sodium equilibrium potential (ENa+) for typical neurons is about:
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a) +45 mV;
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b) - 90 mV;
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c) +95 mV.
Frage 6
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The depolarization phase in typical neurons is due to:
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a) Na+ ions;
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b) Na+ and Ca2+ ions;
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c) Ca2+ ions.
Frage 7
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The equilibrium potential of which of the following ions is the closest to the membrane resting
potential?
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a) Na+ ;
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b) Ca2+;
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c) K+
Frage 8
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Treatment of tissue with tetrodotoxin (TTX) will result in:
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a) change of the sodium equilibrium potential;
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b) change in the extracellular sodium concentration;
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c) inhibition of passive sodium transport.
Frage 9
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Treatment of tissue with tetraethylammonium (TEA) will result in:
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a) change of the potassium equilibrium potential;
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b) inhibition of active potassium transport;
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c) inhibition of passive potassium transport.
Frage 10
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What makes the membrane resting potential so close to the potassium equilibrium potential?
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a) leak potassium channels and low membrane permeability for other ions;
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b) the much higher potassium concentration inside the cell compared to other ions;
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c) the work of the sodium-potassium pump which balances the outward leak of potassium.
Frage 11
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What is represented on the graph on the right?
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a) the evolution of total membrane current during the course of the action potential;
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b) the inward Na+ current during the course of the action potential;
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c) the outward K + current during the course of the action potential.
Frage 12
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For their experimental model Hodgkin and Huxley used the method of the:
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a) generated voltage;
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b) fixed voltage;
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c) sinusoidal voltage.
Frage 13
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The equation gNa = 1/RNa describes:
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a) sodium membrane conductance;
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b) sodium membrane current;
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c) sodium membrane voltage.
Frage 14
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Membrane conductance for Na+
and K
+
ions is not constant. It depends on:
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a) the strength of the sub-threshold stimulus;
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b) the state of the voltage-gated ion channels;
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c) the state of the leak ion channels.
Frage 15
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The depolarization phase of the axonal action potential is contributed to the:
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a) inward Na+ current due to the electrogenic work of the sodium-potassium pump;
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b) inward Na+ current due to the non-electrogenic work of the sodium-potassium pump;
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c) inward Na+ current due to the activation of voltage-gated sodium channels.
Frage 16
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The repolarization phase of the axonal action potential is contributed to:
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a) the outward K + current due to potassium leak channels;
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b) the outward K + current due to the activation of voltage-gated potassium channels;
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c) the outward K + current due to the electrogenic work of the sodium-potassium pump.
Frage 17
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What happens when the membrane potential in neurons becomes equal or greater than the
critical depolarisation threshold?
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a) voltage gated Na+ channels become deactivated, and the membrane potential returns to its resting state;
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b) voltage-gated Na+ channels do not respond to changes in the membrane potential reaching the critical threshold depolarization level;
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c) voltage-gated Na+ channels open and action potential is initiated.
Frage 18
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What kind of ion current flows across the axonal membrane during the repolarization phase of
the action potential?
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a) negative Na+ current;
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b) positive Na+ current;
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c) positive K + current.
Frage 19
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During the voltage clamp method, the voltage across the membrane is fixed and the current
passing through the membrane is measured:
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a) directly, using sensitive voltmeter across the membrane;
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b) indirectly, by the input current required to keep the voltage fixed;
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c) current is not measured but calculated using Ohm’s law.
Frage 20
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During the resting state of the axonal membrane the ratio of the ion permeabilities for potassium
and sodium is PK : PNa = 1 : 0.04. During the depolarization phase of the action potential this ratio
changes as follows:
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a) PK : PNa = 1 : 0.0004;
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b) PK : PNa = 1 : 20;
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c) PK : PNa = 20 : 0.04.
Frage 21
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A common property of “excitable" cells are:
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a) the voltage-gated ion channels of the cellular membrane;
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b) the Na+/K+ pumps of the cellular membrane;
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c) the membrane specialisation for communication via neurotransmitters and hormones.
Frage 22
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What type of ion current does not pass through membrane treated with 10-5 M of TEA
(tetraethylammonium)?
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a) Na+ influx;
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b) Na+ efflux;
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c) K + efflux.
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