Neurosurgeons Can Reduce the Unbearable Seizures Some Epileptics Experience by Severing

question 67

Multiple Choice

Neurosurgeons can reduce the unbearable seizures some epileptics experience by severing the

• A)hypothalamus.
• B)cerebellum.
• C)amygdala.
• D)corpus callosum.

Explain the process and characteristics of action potentials, including their phases (depolarization, repolarization, hyperpolarization) and the concept of the all-or-none principle.

Describe the roles of sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), and other ions in generating action potentials and maintaining the resting membrane potential.

Discuss the importance and function of the sodium-potassium pump in maintaining ion concentration gradients across the neuron's membrane.

Identify the phases of an action potential and factors affecting action potential propagation speed, including myelination.

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