Question

Quade is studying for an exam, which will cover neurons and action potentials. He has drawn a diagram that shows the segments of an axon, and he has noted that every time a segment fires, the _____ flood in from the outside of the cell, while the prior segment returns to its resting potential. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

Answer 1

Answer: positive sodium ions

Explanation:

This relates to the Action Potential which is what a nerve cell goes through when it needs to send information down the nerve cell to another cell and so on till it gets to the destination of the message.

The information is transmitted when the segments of the axon fire and when they do, positive sodium ions come in from outside the cell to the inside thereby making the inside positive. The previous segment would return to a resting potential when potassium ions which are negative, rush into the cell.