Ion Channels Within the Conduction System of the Heart Determine

question 14

Essay

Ion channels within the conduction system of the heart determine the frequency of contractile cycles generated by the heart. Describe the autorhythmic properties of the heart, with particular emphasis on the ion channels involved in the pacemaker potentials.

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Definitions:

Mirror Neurons

Frontal lobe neurons that fire when performing certain actions or when observing another doing so. The brain’s mirroring of another’s action may enable imitation and empathy.

Observational Learning

Observational learning is a learning process through watching others, retaining the information, and then later replicating the behaviors that were observed.

Bobo Doll

An experiment conducted by Albert Bandura that demonstrated that children could learn aggressive behavior through observation and imitation, a cornerstone in the study of social learning theory.

Operant Conditioning

Operant conditioning is a learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.