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GAMOSE, Larney Jane Z. Psy 104 Activity 2

This document is a student's assignment submission for a Physiological Psychology course. It contains the student's name, course details, and date of submission. The assignment asks the student to distinguish between resting membrane potential and action potential, and to define the terms "excitatory" and "inhibitory" regarding neurotransmitter effects. The student provides a multi-sentence response for each question that accurately describes the key differences between resting membrane potential and action potential, and defines excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitter effects on the postsynaptic membrane. The document is signed by the instructor.

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GAMOSE, Larney Jane Z. Psy 104 Activity 2

This document is a student's assignment submission for a Physiological Psychology course. It contains the student's name, course details, and date of submission. The assignment asks the student to distinguish between resting membrane potential and action potential, and to define the terms "excitatory" and "inhibitory" regarding neurotransmitter effects. The student provides a multi-sentence response for each question that accurately describes the key differences between resting membrane potential and action potential, and defines excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitter effects on the postsynaptic membrane. The document is signed by the instructor.

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Republic of the Philippines

UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES


Tamag, Vigan City
2700 Ilocos Sur

College of Arts and Sciences

Psy 104 – Physiological Psychology


Activity 2
Neural Conduction and Synaptic Transmission
Name: Gamose, Larney Jane Z.
Course and Year/Section: BS PSYCH 2-A
Date of submission: October 27, 2021
Directions: Kindly answer the following questions below, assessing your knowledge of the
lesson. Limit your work to one page.
1. Distinguish between the resting membrane potential and the action potential.
Resting membrane potential is when neuron is not delivering a signal. When a
neuron is at rest, the interior of the neuron is little in comparison to the outside. Although
the concentrations of the various ions try to balance out on both sides of the membrane,
they are unable to do so because the cell membrane only permits some ions to enter through
channels (ion channels). Potassium ions can easily traverse the membrane at rest. Chloride
ions and sodium ions also have a more difficult time crossing at rest. Inside the neuron,
negatively charged protein molecules are unable to pass the membrane. Aside from these
selective ion channels, there is also a pump that utilizes energy to transport three sodium
ions out of the neuron for every two potassium ions it puts in. Finally, the resting potential
is obtained by balancing all of these pressures and measuring the difference in voltage
between the inside and outside of the neuron. A neuron's resting membrane potential is
around -70 mV (mV=millivolt), which indicates that the inner of the cell is 70 mV lower
than the exterior. At rest, there are more sodium ions outside the neuron and more
potassium ions within it.
An action potential on the other hand, occurs when a neuron sends information
down an axon, away from the cell body. In addition, when various ions pass the neuron
membrane, action potentials occur. Sodium channels initially open in response to a
stimulus. Because there are much more sodium ions on the outside, and the interior of the
cell is negative in comparison to the outside, sodium ions rush in.
2. Define the terms "excitatory" and "inhibitory" concerning neurotransmitter effects on the
postsynaptic membrane.
The definition of terms concerning the neurotransmitter effects on the
postsynaptic membranes are:
• Excitatory- enhance the chance of a neuron generating an action potential
• Inhibitory- decreases the chance of a neuron generating an action
potential.

MICO M. MOLINA, MS Psych, RPm


Instructor
Psy 104 – Physiological Psychology
1st Term S.Y. 2021-2022

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