PSYCH C61 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Postcentral Gyrus, Hair Cell, Frontal Lobe
24 Feb 2017
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= ethanol, then halothane, and now being used are desflurane and sevoflurane. Opium- psychoactive drug that has effects of relaxation, pain relief, and euphoria , (papaver somniferum) opium poppy- slitting its unripe seed pods leads to opium secretion. Morphine- purified chemical substance from opium, produces more potent effects of opium (morpheus, the god of dreams) Opioids- any chemical that resembles morphine or any other opiates in its pharmacological effects friedrich. Semi-synthetic opioids- semi-synthetic substance: substances that begin with a plant-derived compound but have added synthetic chemical modifications in order to improve the action or reduce the toxicity-first of. Opioid receptors are g-protein coupled receptors that exist in several distinct subtypes that have different distributions of occurrence in the brain/body and different pharmacological properties (different agonists and antagonists) Endorphins- endogenous + morphine- molecules found in the brain that function as agonists at opioid receptors. Erythroxylum coca, cocaine -anesthetic effects and stimulant effects of coca plant(native to south.
