BISC306 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Acetylcholine, Interneuron, Myelin

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Biological Sciences
• Course: BISC306
• Professor: Cain William

Document Summary

Homeostasis: conformer, regulator, negative feedback, positive feedback. Ohms law (v=ir: current, (ampere, coulomb/sec, coulomb, volt, resistance (ohm, volt/amp, conductance (siemen) Regulation of enzyme activity: gene expression, allosteric regulation, phosphorylation. Phospholipid bilayer (lipid bilayer: glycerolphospholipid, sphingolipid, sterol. Electrochemical gradient: donnan equilibrium, know relative concentrations of____ across cell membrane. Cell junctions: tight junction, desmosome, gap junction. Neuron: soma, dendrite, axon, axon hillock. Membrane potential: resting membrane potential, hyperpolarize, depolarize, recording electrode, reference electrode, membrane capacitance, membrane resistance, nernst equation, goldman equation (formula for na+ and k+, vm - ex. Capacitor: capacitance, farad, membrane capacitance (measured in microfarads/cm2) Action potential: threshold potential, absolute refractory period, relative refractory period, accommodation. Phasic and tonic: voltage gated sodium channel. Inactivation gate: voltage gated potassium channel delayed outward rectifier. Speed of conduction: effect of axon diameter, effect of myelination role of myelin role of node of ranvier. Synapse: electrical synapse, chemical synapse, voltage gated calcium channel, synaptic vesicle, neurotransmitter. Norepinephrine: acetyl choline esterase, ionotropic transmission, metabotropic transmission.