Table of Contents:
  • 1. Structural organization of the nervous system
  • 2. Resting and action potentials
  • 3. The ionic permeability of the nerve membrane
  • 4. Membrane permeability changes during excitation
  • 5. Voltage-gated ion channels
  • 6. Cable theory and saltatory conduction
  • 7. Neuromuscular transmission
  • 8. Synaptic transmission in the nervous system
  • 9. Skeletal muscles
  • 10. The mechanism of contraction in skeletal muscle
  • 11. Non-skeletal muscles.