A Procedure That Delivers an Electrical Current into a Patient's

question 94

Multiple Choice

A procedure that delivers an electrical current into a patient's brain through one or more implanted electrodes is known as:

• A) transcranial therapy.
• B) deep brain stimulation.
• C) electroconvulsive therapy.
• D) perceptual motor therapy.

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Definitions:

Axon

The long, slender projection of a neuron that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body towards other neurons or muscles.

Nodes of Ranvier

Gaps in the myelin sheath along a nerve fiber, where the axonal membrane is exposed to the extracellular space, facilitating rapid signal transmission.

Myelinated Axons

Axons that are covered with myelin, a fatty substance that speeds up the transmission of nerve impulses.

Posterior Root Ganglion

A cluster of nerve cell bodies (neurons) located in the dorsal root of the spinal nerve, involved in transmitting sensory information to the central nervous system.