Cocaine Causes Its Effects of Physiological Arousal and Feelings of Euphoria

question 91

Multiple Choice

Cocaine causes its effects of physiological arousal and feelings of euphoria by:

• A) preventing reuptake from occurring
• B) blocking receptors, thereby preventing neurotransmitters from affecting the neuron
• C) having a similar chemical makeup to norepinephrine
• D) increasing the amount of dopamine released into the synapse

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Definitions:

Cochlear Implant

A device that transforms sounds into electric pulses that directly stimulate the auditory nerve, bypassing the malfunctioning inner ear that ordinarily processes sound.

Auditory Nerve

A cranial nerve that transmits sound information from the cochlea in the inner ear to the brain.

Electric Pulses

Short bursts of electrical energy that are produced or used for communication, stimulation, or processing information in various technological and biological systems.

Multilingual

Multilingual describes the ability to use and understand more than one language, either by an individual or within a community.