Nettie Is in the Laboratory Working with Cultured Neurons

question 57

Multiple Choice

 Nettie is in the laboratory working with cultured neurons. She wants to record the voltage following the opening of the sodium channels. What does she need to do to get the sodium channels to open?

• A) Add a solution that will result in depolarizing the membrane.
• B) Add a solution that will result in hyperpolarizing the membrane.
• C) Increase the amount of sodium outside of the neuron.
• D) Produce an action potential and get to the refractory periods.

Understand the impact of pregnancy on substance misuse and its implications.

Grasp the historical context and changing trends of substance misuse among women.

Recognize the role of employment and societal expectations in SUD prevalence among women.

Understand the importance of considering gender differences in the development and rehabilitation from SUDs.

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Gonads

The ovaries in females and the testes in males; endocrine glands that produce sex hormones.

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Chromosomes that determine the genetic sex of an organism, typically denoted as XX for females and XY for males in many species.