Describe How an Action Potential Occurs, Including the Role of Ions

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Essay

Describe how an action potential occurs, including the role of ions and ion channels; why an action potential is considered an all-or-nothing event; why the negative after-potential occurs; and the importance of myelin during a saltatory conduction.

Appreciate the contributions of key figures in the discovery of DNA's structure and function.

Understand the basic mechanisms and purposes of cellular metabolic processes including glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and electron transfer phosphorylation.

Comprehend the biochemical pathways of aerobic and anaerobic respiration, and their energy yields.

Identify the role of coenzymes and their states (oxidized/reduced) in cellular respiration.

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Definitions:

Keynesians

Economists or the economic theory advocating for government intervention in the economy, especially fiscal policy, to manage demand and address unemployment.

Say's Law

A principle that asserts supply creates its own demand, suggesting that producing goods and services generates the means and willingness to purchase other goods and services.

Economy Produces

Refers to the total output of goods and services generated by an economy within a specific period.

Real Balance Effect

The influence a change in household purchasing power has on the quantity of real GDP that consumers are willing to buy.