Question
Compare the following :
Resting potential and action potential.
Resting potential and action potential.
| S. No. | Resting Potential | Action Potential |
| 1. | The nerve in the resting state is called polarized nerve. In the polar state, positive charge is found on the outside of the nerve membrane and negative charge is found on the inside. | The permeability of the axolema changes when the nerve receives adequate stimulation. In this situation, Na* enters inside due to which the nerve fiber becomes negatively charged from outside (-ve) and positively charged from inside (+ve). This is called depolarised state. |
| 2. | The potential found on the nerve membrane in the resting state is called resting potential. | The potential present on the nerve membrane in the depolarized state is called action potential. |
| 3. | In the resting state, the value of resting phase potential on the neuron axolima is -70 to 85 mv. | The value of membrane action potential present at the time of appearance of nerve impulse on the axon is +30 mv. |
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