Opiate Receptors in the ___________ Are Responsible for the Analgesia

question 2

Multiple Choice

Opiate receptors in the ___________ are responsible for the analgesia caused by opiate drugs.

• A) ventral segmental area
• B) preoptic area
• C) periaqueductal gray matter
• D) mesencephalic reticular formation
• E) nucleus accumbens

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Definitions:

Acclimatization

Adjustment to seasonal changes.

Torpor

An energy-conserving state of low metabolic rate and inactivity. See estivation and hibernation.

Metabolic Rate

Energy use by an organism per unit time. See basal metabolic rate (BMR).

Hibernation

Long-term torpor in response to winter cold and scarcity of food. Compare with estivation.