The target of many local anesthetics is to block the action potential for which of the following receptors?

A) Muscle spindles
B) Free nerve endings
C) Bulbous corpuscles
D) Lamellated corpuscles


Answer: B

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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The first section of the nephron loop that glomerular filtrate encounters is the ________.

A. ascending loop B. distal tubule C. descending loop D. proximal tubule

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