Compare and contrast the production and transmission of a graded potential with those of an action

potential. What will be an ideal response?


Both are alternations in the membrane that cause the membrane potential to vary from the resting state.
A graded potential is a local response that is characteristic of all cells and which fades out within a few
millimeters of its point of origin. It varies in magnitude depending on the strength of the stimulus, and
it can either excititory or inhibitory. An action potential is generated only in neurons, muscle cells,
and a few cells of the endocrine and immune systems. An action potential is generated when the
membrane reaches its threshold level, and it is propagated at a constant rate and magnitude; that is, it
does not vary with the strength of the stimulus.

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