Three-Quarters of the Substantial Amount of Energy Consumed by the Brain

question 68

Multiple Choice

Three-quarters of the substantial amount of energy consumed by the brain is used to run a single molecular machine that maintains the resting potential of neurons.What is this machine called?

• A)K⁺ leak channel
• B)sodium-potassium pump
• C)acetylcholine receptor
• D)voltage-gated sodium channel
• E)voltage-gated calcium channel

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Definitions:

Diagnostic Labels

Refers to terms used by healthcare professionals to categorize and identify mental and physical disorders.

Salpêtrière

A historic hospital in Paris that played a significant role in the development of neurology and psychiatry.

Charcot

Refers to Jean-Martin Charcot, a French neurologist known for his work on hypnosis and hysteria, and for whom Charcot's disease (a.k.a. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS) is named.

Freud

Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist best known as the founder of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology.