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

Local Anesthetics

Drugs used to cause temporary loss of sensation or numbness in a specific area of the body without causing unconsciousness.

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or electric current across a cellular membrane, a process allowing for the transmission of nerve impulses.

Free Nerve Endings

Bare dendrites acting as sensory receptors for pain, temperature, and touch stimuli.