What Does the Specific Protein Receptor Theory of the Action

question 27

Multiple Choice

What does the specific protein receptor theory of the action of local anesthetics suggest?

• A) The specific protein receptor theory suggests that anesthetics that are highly lipid soluble cause the lipoprotein matrix of the nerve membrane to expand,narrowing the sodium channels,thus preventing depolarization.
• B) The method by which the impulses travel down the length of the nerve affects whether nodes of Ranvier are stimulated or not.
• C) Displaced Ca⁺⁺ and local anesthetic drugs compete to bind to receptor sites within the ion channels of cell membranes.
• D) All options listed.

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