Arborisation terminaleL'arborisation terminale est l'extrémité ramifiée de l'axone d'un neurone. Les « boutons » synaptiques sont à l'extrémité de cette arborisation terminale, là où se trouvent les synapses. L'arborisation terminale de l'axone est riche en vésicules synaptiques contenant les neurotransmetteurs. Les terminaisons axoniques (également appelées « boutons synaptiques », « boutons terminaux » ou « pieds terminaux ») sont les terminaisons distales des télodendrites (branches) d'un axone.
Threshold potentialIn electrophysiology, the threshold potential is the critical level to which a membrane potential must be depolarized to initiate an action potential. In neuroscience, threshold potentials are necessary to regulate and propagate signaling in both the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Most often, the threshold potential is a membrane potential value between –50 and –55 mV, but can vary based upon several factors.
First-degree atrioventricular blockFirst-degree atrioventricular block (AV block) is a disease of the electrical conduction system of the heart in which electrical impulses conduct from the cardiac atria to the ventricles through the atrioventricular node (AV node) more slowly than normal. First degree AV block does not generally cause any symptoms, but may progress to more severe forms of heart block such as second- and third-degree atrioventricular block. It is diagnosed using an electrocardiogram, and is defined as a PR interval greater than 200 milliseconds.
Right bundle branch blockA right bundle branch block (RBBB) is a heart block in the right bundle branch of the electrical conduction system. During a right bundle branch block, the right ventricle is not directly activated by impulses travelling through the right bundle branch. The left ventricle, however, is still normally activated by the left bundle branch. These impulses are then able to travel through the myocardium of the left ventricle to the right ventricle and depolarize the right ventricle this way.