The Presence of Nicotine Can Be Detected in the Brain

question 84

Multiple Choice

The presence of nicotine can be detected in the brain

• A) as rapidly as 7 seconds after smoking.
• B) as rapidly as 2 minutes after smoking and 1 minute after intravenous injection.
• C) not until 30 to 40 minutes after smoking.
• D) of nonsmokers and smokers alike.

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Definitions:

Sex Chromosomes

Chromosomes, specifically the X and Y chromosomes in humans, that determine the biological sex of an organism.

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome

A genetic condition where a person who is genetically male is resistant to male hormones, leading to the development of female physical traits but male genetic makeup.

Genetically Male

Refers to individuals who have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome in their 23rd chromosomal pair, determining male biological characteristics.

23rd Chromosome

One of the 23 pairs of chromosomes in humans, also known as the sex chromosomes (X and Y), which determine an individual's sex.