Question 13 Marks
Examine the following diagram and answer the following questions:

i. What is the diagram representing?
ii. When point A becomes permeable to Na¹, what change occurs in the polarity of the membrane.
iii. What is the potential difference at point A called ?

i. What is the diagram representing?
ii. When point A becomes permeable to Na¹, what change occurs in the polarity of the membrane.
iii. What is the potential difference at point A called ?
Answer
View full question & answer→i. It is representing impulse conduction through an axon.
ii. Na moves inside the membrane and polarity of the membrane is reversed at point A.
iii. The potential difference at point A is known as the action potential.
ii. Na moves inside the membrane and polarity of the membrane is reversed at point A.
iii. The potential difference at point A is known as the action potential.
