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waynest

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on: Jun 22, 2018
Opiate receptors in the ________ are responsible for the analgesia caused by opiate drugs.
 
  a. nucleus accumbens
  b. preoptic area
  c. periaqueductal gray matter
  d. mesencephalic reticular formation
  e. ventral segmental area

Question 2

Opiate receptors in the ________ are responsible for the sedation caused by opiate drugs.
 
  a. nucleus accumbens
  b. preoptic area
  c. periaqueductal gray matter
  d. mesencephalic reticular formation
  e. ventral segmental area


duke02

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

Answer: c. periaqueductal gray matter

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d. mesencephalic reticular formation


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