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What are opioid analgesics?(a) Render a specific portion of the body insensitive to pain(b) Render the full body of the patient insensitive to pain(c) Render insensitive to pain by binding to opioid receptors(d) Render a specific CNS of the body insensitive to painI had been asked this question in an online quiz.The origin of the question is Opioid Analgesics topic in portion Local & General Anesthetics, Opioid Analgesics, Drug Addiction and Drug Abuse of Drug Biotechnology

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The CORRECT OPTION is (c) Render insensitive to pain by binding to opioid receptors

The BEST explanation: Analgesics, or pain killers, that bind to opioid receptors which are found principally in the CNS and Gastrointestinal tract. Most of the time increase the pain THRESHOLD level thus decreasing the patient’s perception of the occurring pain.



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