RT Book, Section SR Print(0) ID 1101677543 T1 Membrane Potential and the Passive Electrical Properties of the Neuron T2 Principles of Neural Science, Fifth Edition YR 2014 FD 2014 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 978-0-07-139011-8 LK neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1101677543 RD 2024/04/18 AB The Resting Membrane Potential Results from the Separation of Charge Across the Cell MembraneThe Resting Membrane Potential Is Determined by Nongated and Gated Ion ChannelsOpen Channels in Glial Cells Are Permeable to Potassium OnlyOpen Channels in Resting Nerve Cells Are Permeable to Several Ion SpeciesThe Electrochemical Gradients of Sodium, Potassium, and Calcium Are Established by Active Transport of the IonsChloride Ions Are Also Actively TransportedThe Balance of Ion Fluxes That Maintains the Resting Membrane Potential Is Abolished During the Action PotentialThe Contributions of Different Ions to the Resting Membrane Potential Can Be Quantified by the Goldman EquationThe Functional Properties of the Neuron Can Be Represented as an Electrical Equivalent CircuitThe Passive Electrical Properties of the Neuron Affect Electrical SignalingMembrane Capacitance Slows the Time Course of Electrical SignalsMembrane and Axoplasmic Resistance Affect the Efficiency of Signal ConductionLarge Axons Are More Easily Excited Than Small AxonsPassive Membrane Properties and Axon Diameter Affect the Velocity of Action Potential PropagationAn Overall View