Once again, the instruction from your fabulous physiology professor pays off. Oligodendrog roars in frustration and summons his assistant. He enters with a hose and mask attached to a silver canister. Here we go. How about a little puff of general anesthetic like sevoflurane? It will open more potassium channels in neurons of the reticular formation in the brainstem, and you wont know what hit you. Oh, but be carefulits not those voltage-gated potassium channels that are affected.

You gulp.Other potassium channels besides the voltage-gated?? Uhhhhhh

To what other type of potassium channel is Oligodendrog referring?

What effect will opening more of these channels have on the excitability of a neuron?

What will happen to you when sevoflurane reaches the reticular formation neurons that control sleep and consciousness?