“On the Nod" Is a Term Used to Describe __________

question 116

Multiple Choice

“On the nod" is a term used to describe __________.

• A)injecting heroin into the bloodstream
• B)heroin addicts
• C)the tranquil drowsiness that heroin induces
• D)the "rush" of intense euphoria from taking heroin

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Definitions:

Electric Current

The flow of electric charge through a conductor.

Absolute Refractory

A period immediately following the transmission of an impulse in nerve or muscle in which a neuron or muscle cell cannot respond to any additional stimulus.

Period

Often refers to a length or span of time in a sequence of events or a specified interval in processes or phenomena.

Neuron

A specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a basic building block of the nervous system responsible for processing and transmitting information.