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Title: A patient brought to the emergency room (ER) with severe burns is requesting something for the ... Post by: hihihihihihi on Feb 12, 2018 A patient brought to the emergency room (ER) with severe burns is requesting something for the excruciating pain and is medicated with morphine, which blocks which of the following neuro-transmitters, thus reducing the pain?
a. Enkephalin b. Dopamine c. Acetylcholine d. Substance P Title: A patient brought to the emergency room (ER) with severe burns is requesting something for the ... Post by: Iweka on Feb 12, 2018 ANS: D
Substance P is a neurotransmitter in pain transmission pathways. Blocking the release of sub-stance P by morphine reduces pain. The opiates morphine and heroin bind to endorphin and enkephalin receptors on presynaptic neurons. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter involved in activity. Acetylcholine plays a role in nerve conduction presynaptically. |