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| Opium contains 24 different alkaloids. Which alkaloid is the most abundant? |
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| Morphine is named after Morpheus. Who was Morpheus? |
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| In Greek mythology, he is the god of dreams |
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| Morphine is used in medicine for this purpose? |
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| The pain relieving ability of morphine and morphine like drugs correlates with this? |
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| What is the structural difference between morphine and codeine? |
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| Codeine replaces one of morphine’s HO groups with a CH30 group |
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| What happened when Felix Hoffman performed the same experiment on morphine that he did on salicylic acid (what product resulted)? |
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| What is the process of converting salicylic acid in to aspirin (or morphine into heroin) called? |
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| Heroin is converted into morphine in the brain, so why is it more addictive than morphine? |
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| It passes through the blood-brain barrier much easier |
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| What is the blood brain barrier? |
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| A separation of circulating blood and the brain extracellular fluid (BECF) in the central nervous system (CNS). |
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| What compounds pass through the blood brain barrier (water soluble or fat soluble)? |
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| Water soluble molecules pass through the blood brain barrier |
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| Why does glucose need a special transport system to get to the brain? |
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| To be able to pass through the blood brain barrier |
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| 12. Describe the lock and key theory of how drugs work. |
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| Drug fits receptor site and gives desired response |
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