NEET2019ZoologyHuman Health and DiseasesActual
Assertion : Opioids are drugs derived from Papaver somniferum. Reason : Opioids slow down metabolism and produce hallucinations.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
Step-by-step solution
The drugs derived from opium alongwith their synthetic relatives are called opiates or opioids. The drug that relieves pain by acting on the CNS is termed as analgesic (pain killer). Opioids bind to specific opioid receptors present in our central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. They are also called pain killers.