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Action Potential & Graded Potentials

Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast

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How an Action Potential Really Works

For instance, pain medication. And other drugs work by throwing more chloride in or throwing more potassium out or whatever it may be. So I think we've covered graded potentials in a way a neuron can excite or inhibit. Let's now talk more specifically about how an action potential actually works because all we've spoken about is how you can trigger one, but not what it actually comprises of.

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