Why neurons are called excitable cells? Mention special features of the membrane of the
neuron?
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Neurons are called excitable cells because these membranes are in a polarised state. ... The special features of membrane of neuron are (i)Excitability Neurons are able to perceive stimulus and enter a state activity caused by change in electrical potential difference across its coveringmembrane.
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Neurons are electrically excitable, due to maintenance of voltage gradients across their membranes. If the voltage changes by a large enough amount over a short interval, the neuron generates an all-or-nothing electrochemical pulse called an action potential.
The membrane is made of lipids and proteins - fats and chains of aminoacids. The basic structure of this membrane is a bilayer or sandwich of phospholipids, organized in such a way that the polar (charged) regions face outward and the non polar regions face inward.
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