Action Potentials

This woman is moving her foot. Her brain sends a message to certain muscles in her foot. They contract and the foot moves. What is this message? How does it travel so quickly? This video explores neurons and how they use the process of action potentials to send signals.

Topics

  • neuron
  • nerve
  • axon
  • action potentials
  • Schwann cell
  • sodium ions
  • potassium ions
  • membrane polarity
  • ATP, depolarization
  • repolarization