chapte 11 (caffeine)

Question 1

caffeine

Answer 1

xanthine stimulant found in coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks, and several medications.

Question 2

xanthines

Answer 2

family of CNS stimulants drugs that includes caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine.

Question 3

theobromine

Answer 3

xanthine stimulant found in chocolate.

Question 4

theophylline

Answer 4

xanthine stimulant found in tea. antiasthma medication.

Question 5

coffee arabica

Answer 5

type of coffee bean native to the middle east but now grown principally in south america.

Question 6

coffee robusta

Answer 6

type of coffee bean grown principally in indonesia, brazil, and africa.

Question 7

camellia sinensis

Answer 7

plant from which tea leaves are obtained.

Question 8

adenosine

Answer 8

inhibitory neurotransmitter/neuromodulator that produces sleepiness, dilation of blood vessels, and constriction of bronchial passageways. caffeine blocks its receptors.

Question 9

caffeinism

Answer 9

dangerous state of behavioural and physiological overstimulation from a very large dose of caffeine.