Reconstruct an Action Potential Starting with the Resting Potential and Ending

question 43

Essay

Reconstruct an action potential starting with the resting potential and ending with the voltage across the membrane coming back to rest after the action potential. Describe single channel behavior, whole cell current and/or conductance, and changes in voltage with respect to the equilibrium potential for each ion.?

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Definitions:

Induced Consumption

Consumer spending that is influenced by changes in income, differentiating from autonomous consumption which does not vary with income.

Disposable Income

The liquidity households have for spending and saving, after income taxes have been deducted.

Consumption

The act of using goods and services by households that leads to a decrease in their availability.

APC

In economics, stands for Average Propensity to Consume, which is the ratio of total consumption to total disposable income.