Human Health And Diseases Flashcards

(36 cards)

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Opioids

A

Bind to the receptors present in our CNS and gastrointestinal tract.

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2
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Heroin

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Semi synthetic opiate
Smack
Brown sugar
White
Odourless
Bitter
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3
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Formation of heroin

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Acetylation of morphine

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4
Q

Plant name

A

Papaver somniferum

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5
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How is heroin taken in the body?

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Snorted, injected

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6
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What type of drug is heroin?

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Depressing and slows down body functions

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7
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Effective pain killer and sedative

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Morphine

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8
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Who is morphine given to?

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To the patients who had undergone surgery

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9
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More potent opioid

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Heroin

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10
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Synthetic opiates

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Pethidine used as local anaesthesia

Methadone used to de-addict heroin and morphine

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11
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Cannabinoids

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Interact with canabinoid receptors present on the brain

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12
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Cannabinoids obtained from

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Cannabis sativa
Inflorescence
Leaves
Resin

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13
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Examples of cannabinoids

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Marijuana
Hashish
Ganja
Charas

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14
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Way of taking the C drug?

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Oral ingestion, inhalation

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15
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Which part of the body is affected due to C

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Cardiovascular system

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16
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Coca alkaloid

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Coca plant erythroxylum coca

17
Q

Native place of coca

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South America

18
Q

Interacts with which part?

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Neuro transmitters Dopamine

19
Q

Effect of the drug

A

Sense of EUPHORIA and energy

20
Q

Excessive usage of cocaine

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Causes hallucinations

21
Q

Plants with hallucination property

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Atropos belladona
Datura
*Lysergic acid diethyl amide(LSD)- fungi claviceps

22
Q

Tobacco addiction

A

Nicotiana tobaccum

Nicotiana rustica

23
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Nicotine is an

24
Q

What does nicotine do?

A

Stimulates the adrenal gland to release adrenaline and non adrenaline into blood resulting in increase in BP

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Adrenaline and non adrenaline also called
Epinephrine and non epinephrine
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Disorders due to tobacco
Bronchitis Emphysema Coronary heart disease Gastric ulcer
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Chewing tobacco leads to
Oral cancer
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Smacking increases which gas
CO and binds to haemoglobin and results to deficiency of Oxygen
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Alcohol
Ethanol one ethyl alcohol
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Describe the path of alcohol
Alcohol is diluted in the stomach Alcohol does not need any digestion Absorbed in the SI and circulated In liver gets converted into acetaldehyde Acetaldehyde is converted to CO2 and H2O through acetate
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How to test presence of alcohol
Breath test | Breath alcohol analyser
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Bad Effects of alcohol
Dilutes the blood vessels Liver, converted to toxic acetaldehyde Fatty Liver Syndrome cirrohis where liver cells are replaced by fibrous tissue Women- Foetal Alcohol Syndrome due to deficiency of minerals and vutamins(thiamine*)
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With repeated usage of drugs, the tolerance level of receptors
Increases
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Effects of withdrawal syndrome
Nausea Shakiness Anxiety Sweating
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Side effects of anabolic steroids in women
Masculinisation, aggressiveness, abnormal menstrual cycle, excessive growth on the face, deepening of voice
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Effects on males
Acne, increase aggression, reduction in testis and reduction in the production of sperms