Performance-Enhancing Drugs That Are Synthetic Versions of the Hormone Testosterone

question 44

Multiple Choice

Performance-enhancing drugs that are synthetic versions of the hormone testosterone are

• A) steroid precursors.
• B) creatines.
• C) anabolic steroids.
• D) ephedrines.

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Definitions:

Voltage Shift

A change in the electrical potential across a membrane, often referring to neurons or muscle cells.

Inhibitory

Pertaining to a process that restrains or suppresses physiological action or behavior, such as inhibitory neurotransmitters in the nervous system.

Excitatory

Pertaining to or causing excitation, often used in the context of neurotransmitters that increase the likelihood of a neuron firing an action potential.

Action Potential

A rapid rise and subsequent fall in voltage or membrane potential across a cellular membrane, a process essential for nerve impulse transmission.