Which Statement Best Describes How Local Anesthetics Such as Novocaine

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes how local anesthetics such as Novocaine work in numbing neurons?

• A) by blocking voltage -gated potassium channels
• B) by binding to the enzyme sodiumase
• C) by making the cell membrane more permeable to potassium
• D) by making the cell membrane more permeable to sodium
• E) by blocking voltage -gated sodium channels

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