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question 92

Short Answer

Appreciate the challenges in drug delivery to the brain and the role of the blood-brain barrier in protection and selective permeability.

Understand the role and impact of sodium and potassium ions in generating membrane potential and action potentials.

Describe how the potassium equilibrium potential is established and its significance to the resting membrane potential.

Interpret the Nernst and Goldman equations for predicting membrane potentials.

Definitions:

Motivation

The method that starts, directs, and sustains actions aimed at achieving goals.

Needs-Hierarchy

A theory in psychology proposed by Abraham Maslow, suggesting that people are motivated by five basic categories of needs: physiological, safety, love, esteem, and self-actualization, in that order.

21st Century

The period extending from January 1, 2001, to December 31, 2100, characterized by rapid advancements in technology, globalization, and changing social norms.

Maslow

Refers to Abraham Maslow, a psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs.