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dalyningkenk

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Opiate receptors are located in a variety of areas in the brain. Which brain area and resulting effect of opiates match?
 
  a. periaqueductal gray matter; hypothermia
  b. mesencephalic reticular formation; hypothermia
  c. mesencephalic reticular formation; sedation
  d. preoptic area; sedation
  e. periaqueductal gray matter; sedation

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Administration of an opiate drug that is an agonist at only kappa receptors would be expected to produce
 
  a. hypothermia.
  b. analgesia.
  c. sedation.
  d. reinforcement.
  e. an aversive state.


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Jevvish

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: c. mesencephalic reticular formation; sedation

Answer to Question 2

Answer: e. an aversive state.


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