BIPN 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Membrane Potential, Resting Potential, Nernst Equation

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Ohm"s law: specific expression of general force flux relationship. E = i x r. E = v it is v because electrical potential gradients are measured in volts. Something moves iff there is a force and a pathway, otherwise there will be no movement. If either is lacking, there will be no movement. There will be a current if there is a driving force and a pathway. G=i/rion it is the inverse of resistance. Voltage is almost equal to the driving force. There is an electrical potential difference across the membrane of every cell that is alive, due to the movement of ions across the membrane. Including neurons, liver cells, muscle fibers, plant cells, bacteria, etc. You measure membrane potential by taking an electrode and hooking it up to an amplifier, and you compare the electrical field inside the membrane vs. the outside. For a lot of neurons, the typical range is -65 mv.

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