Saturday, January 28, 2006




You Passed 8th Grade Science



Congratulations, you got 7/8 correct!



But I don't know which one I got wrong! Probably the electrical charge of a neuron. What is it Helen?

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

neurons don't have a charge, neither do neutrons which I suspect the question meant!

Joanna said...

Ah, and I was racking my brains to think of the slight electrical charge which causes the (sodium?) gates to open which transmits the nerve impulse.... (casts brain back about 10 years ......)!

Anonymous said...

u-huh, I figured your average 8th grader wouldn't know much about sodium pumps though....

HelenHaricot said...

yeah, no charge

HelenHaricot said...

but you're right in that there is a temporary charge when firing...