Exam 11: Nicotine and Tobacco Use

The major effect of caffeine is to excite neuronal activity in the brain.

It is possible that research linking caffeine to heart disease in heavy coffee drinkers may actually not be due to caffeine,but rather due to __________.

Recent studies show a link between caffeine and fibrocystic lesions in breasts.

Caffeine in caffeinated soft drinks is __________.

Xanthines inhibit the neurotransmitter adenosine.

The major difference between chocolate preparations made by Aztecs in 1500 and chocolate preparations made by Europeans in 1800 was the addition of __________.

Adenosine produces all of the following effects except __________.

Caffeine from a cup of coffee or tea is absorbed __________.

Adenosine is a(n)_________ neurotransmitter.

Symptoms of caffeinism can resemble symptoms of a __________.

The individual most likely to be kept from going to sleep after ingesting caffeine would be __________.

The first European to have tasted chocolate in any form was Hernando Cortés during his conquest of Mexico.

Cola drinks are presently the primary source of caffeine within the United States.

Chocolate has a smaller amount of caffeine in it than coffee but a larger amount than tea.

After 1830,as alcohol consumption _______,coffee consumption _______.

The first application of coffee beans was as __________.

The immediate "buzz" one gets after drinking coffee is due to the caffeine content.

By the standard of historical records,the world's oldest caffeine-containing beverage is __________.

Typically,instant coffee contains about ____mg of caffeine per 12 mg per fluid ounce.

Milton Hershey decided in 1903 to build his famous chocolate factory in __________.