resting potential (redirected from Potential, Resting)

potential /po·ten·tial/ (po-ten´shal)

1. existing and ready for action, but not active.

2. the work per unit charge necessary to move a charged body in an electric field from a reference point to another point, measured in volts.

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action potential  (AP) the electrical activity developed in a muscle or nerve cell during activity.

after-potential  afterpotential.

electric potential , electrical potential potential (2).

evoked potential  (EP) the electrical signal recorded from a sensory receptor, nerve, muscle, or area of the central nervous system that has been stimulated, usually by electricity.

membrane potential  the electric potential existing on the two sides of a membrane or across the cell wall.

resting potential  the potential difference across the membrane of a normal cell at rest.

spike potential  the initial, very large change in potential of an excitable cell membrane during excitation.

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resting potential

Etymology: AS, rest + L, potentia, power

the electric potential across a nerve cell membrane before it is stimulated to release the charge. The resting potential for a neuron is between 50 and 100 mV, with the excess of negatively charged ions inside the cell membrane.

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potential [po-ten´shal]

existing and ready for action, but not active.

electric tension or pressure.

action potential see action potential.

after-potential the period following termination of the spike potential.

auditory evoked potential in electroencephalography, changes in waves in response to sound; see also brainstem auditory evoked potential.

brainstem auditory evoked potential that portion of the auditory evoked potential that comes from the brainstem; abnormalities can be analyzed to evaluate comas, to support diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, and to detect early posterior fossa tumors.

cognitive event--related p's a diagnostic study that uses electroencephalographic equipment and a computer dedicated to analyze brain wave P300; this wave is a measure of the brain's active cognitive processing of information. The patient is instructed to complete a task that requires attention and information processing. A recording of brain wave activity as well as information related to cognitive function is produced.

diastolic potential the transmembrane potential of the cell during electrical diastole.

maximal diastolic potential the most negative level attained during the cardiac cycle by the cell membrane of a fiber that does not have a constant resting potential, occurring at the end of phase 3 of the action potential. In pacemaker cells this is a point of hyperpolarization.

membrane potential the electric potential that exists on the two sides of a membrane or across the wall of a cell.

resting potential (resting membrane potential) the difference in potential across the membrane of a cell when it is at rest, i.e., fully repolarized. In cardiac physiology this occurs during electrical diastole in pacemaker cells and continuously in nonpacemaker cells.

spike potential the initial, very large change in potential of the membrane of an excitable cell during excitation.

threshold potential the transmembrane potential that must be achieved before a membrane channel can open; it differs among the various cardiac membrane channels.

potential (omaha) in the omaha system, a problem modifier on the third level of the problem classification scheme, defined as the presence of health patterns, behaviors, or risk factors that may preclude optimal health even though specific signs and symptoms are absent.

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resting potential,

n the electrical potential across a nerve cell membrane before it is stimulated to release the charge. The resting potential for a neuron is between 50 and 100 mV.

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potential

1. existing and ready for action, but not active.

2. electric tension or pressure.

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action potential

see action potential.

after-potential

the period following termination of the spike potential.

membrane potential

see membrane potential.

resting potential

the potential difference across the membrane of a normal cell at rest.

spike potential

the initial, very large change in potential of an excitable cell membrane during excitation.

zeta potential

a net negative charge.