Knowledge Is Power

Brief table of contents  Why do we need to know what the resting potential is? Components of the resting potential Formation of the resting membrane potential Resting potential and action potential Introduction Why do we need to know what the resting potential is? What is "animal electricity"? Where do bio-currents come from in the body? How can a living cell in an aquatic environment turn into an "electric battery"? - We can answer these questions if we find out how a cell creates an electric potential on the membrane due to the redistribution of electric charges (charged particles - ions) . How does the nervous system work? Where does it all begin? Where does the electricity for nerve impulses come from? - We can also answer these questions if we find out how a nerve cell creates an electric potential for itself on the membrane. So, understanding how the nervous system works begins with understanding how a single nerve cell, a neuron, works. The work of a neuro...