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elizabeth18

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Anticonvulsant drugs work by
 
  A) directly inactivating motor neurons.
  B) facilitating acetylcholine receptor sites.
  C) increasing the effectiveness of inhibitory synapses in the brain.
  D) blocking the activity of GABA sites in the brain.
  E) causing the release of glutamate in brain.

Question 2

What is the most common cause of seizures?
 
  A) drug overdose
  B) sudden withdrawal from barbiturates
  C) scarring produced by damage within the brain
  D) exposure to toxic chemicals
  E) long-term use of sleeping pills


mmpiza

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: C


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