How Neurons Work

How Neurons WorkTo accompany Bad Fish O. I can apply my knowledge of biochemistry and cell structures and functions to understand how a neurotoxin works in the body.J. I can diagram and label the parts of a neuron. Draw a neuron in your notebook to demonstrate this.I can apply my knowledge of biochemistry and cell structures and functions to understand how a neurotoxin works in the body.Agenda: understand how neuron works understand affect of tetrodotoxin understand affect of homobatrachotoxin begin preparing for Part III, we will finish in class tomorrow Final Assessment of case on Wed.

Parts of a Neurondraw this and label

Now check your labeling.

Parts of a Neuron

How a Nerve Impulse workshttp://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter14/animation__the_nerve_impulse.html

Be sure to answer the questions on the quiz that follows the animation. Do this on a scrap of paper and then check your answers.Voltage Gated Sodium Channels

Sodium/Potassium pumphttp://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072495855/student_view0/chapter2/animation__how_the_sodium_potassium_pump_works.html

O. You are a small pharmaceutical company that is to develop a drug to be used in the hospital to treat tetrodotoxin (TTX) poisoning. You have the hour to put your poster together and it is due tomorrow at the start of the hour. Pay attention to the instructions and the scoring guide given.

Assessment on case study tomorrow.Unit 2 Test and notebooks will be returned tomorrowMyelinated and nonmyelinated neuronsmyelinated action potentialSo.Look at part II and III of the Bad Fish case study.Continue to answer the questions and do your research using the books in the room.Decide who will bring the poster board for the last part of the project and what other materials you might need.We will be in the library on Monday. Be prepared to use this time to complete your research and plan your product.