Exam 3: How Drugs Work in the Body and on the Mind

The receptor to which a neurotransmitter binds determines whether that neurotransmitter has an excitatory or inhibitory effect.

Which of the following is NOT an injection technique?

Silicon chip patches that contain a grid of microscopic needles are used to deliver drugs __________.

The length of the latency period is related to the absorption time of the drug.

Which of the following is NOT an example of cross-tolerance?

In a recent study,twelve out of thirteen former cigarette smokers with brain damage to the ______ report that it was easier to quit smoking,whereas only four out of nineteen people with damage that did not include this area were able to do so.

_______ is to skeletal muscle as _______ is to smooth muscle.

Intramuscular is to capillaries as intranasal is to __________.

Analogy: Sublingual is to transdermal as __________.

Serotonin is most concentrated in which part of the brain?

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

The most recently evolved part of the human brain is the __________.

Set and setting are two important factors in predicting an individual's response to a particular drug.

The term that describes a substance that is soluble in fat is __________.

Heroin crosses the blood-brain barrier ______ than morphine.

Which response would be a result of sympathetic activation?

The imajor disadvantage of drug inhalation is that the linings leading from the throat to the lungs become irritated over time.

Suppositories may be necessary if __________.

Inhalation of smoked drugs such as crack does not present the same hazards to the respiratory system as do tobacco-based cigarettes.

Degeneration of the substantia nigra results in __________.