Physiology Exam — Cell Membrane Potentials and Action Potentials

Resting Potential & Ion Channels · Action Potentials & Synapses · Excitation-Contraction Coupling & Muscle Types

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Describe the ionic basis of the resting membrane potential and the properties, generation, and propagation of the action potential.Describe synaptic transmission, the neuromuscular junction, and the process of excitation-contraction coupling in skeletal muscle.Compare and contrast the structural/functional organization and contractile mechanisms of skeletal and smooth muscle.

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