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If Individuals Carefully Observe the Events in the World Around

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If individuals carefully observe the events in the world around them,they are often able to discover the laws that govern those events.


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Node of Ranvier

Gaps in the myelin sheath of nerve fibers where the axonal membrane is exposed to the extracellular space, facilitating rapid signal transmission.

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in membrane potential across a cellular membrane, crucial for the propagation of electrical signals in nerve and muscle cells.

Local Potentials

Electrical changes in neurons that are confined to a small region, serving as the initial response to stimuli, potentially leading to action potentials.

Membrane Potential

The voltage difference across a cell's plasma membrane due to the differential distribution of ions.

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