One Disadvantage of Using Synthetic Products That Resemble the Cannabinoids

question 42

True/False

One disadvantage of using synthetic products that resemble the cannabinoids in medical treatment is that they lack the rapid effect experienced when marijuana is smoked.

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Definitions:

Tubular Reabsorption

Water and solutes move from the filtrate inside a kidney tubule into the peritubular capillaries.

Proximal Tubule

A segment of the nephron in the kidney where a major portion of the reabsorption of water, ions, and nutrients from the filtrate back into the bloodstream occurs.

Glomerulus

A network of capillaries located at the beginning of a nephron in the kidney, where blood filtration takes place.

Nephron

A kidney tubule and associated capillaries; filters blood and forms urine.