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sam.t96 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The primary mode of action by which alcohol can produce apoptosis is as a(n)

a. direct agonist at GABAA receptors.
b. agonist at 1 adrenoceptors.
c. direct antagonist at GABAA receptors.
d. indirect antagonist at glycine receptors.
e. cholinergic agonist.

Question 2

Which of the following may explain why smokers obtain more pleasure from smoking in the morning than late in the afternoon?

a. Nicotine receptors are in the open state in the morning.
b. Nicotine receptors are in the closed state in the evening.
c. Abstinence from nicotine has reset their nicotine receptors to the closed state.
d. Smoking decreases the number of nicotine receptors in the brain.
e. Smoking decreases the number of nicotine receptors outside the brain.

lindahyatt42 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: c. direct antagonist at GABAA receptors.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: c. Abstinence from nicotine has reset their nicotine receptors to the closed state.