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(a) Write the scientific names of the source plants from where opioids and cannabinoids are extracted. (b) Write their receptor sites in the human body. How do these drugs affect the human beings? |
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Answer» (a). Opioids are obtained from Papaver sominiferum. Cannabinoids are obtained from Cannabis sativa. (b). The receptors of opioids present in our central nervous system and gastro- intestinal tract. The receptors of cannabinoids principally present in the brain They also effect on the cardiovascular system. |
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