NEET2010ZoologyHuman Health and DiseasesActual
Select the correct statement from the ones given below
Options
- ABarbiturates when given to criminals make them tell the truth
- BMorphine is often given to persons who have under gone surgery as a pain killer
- CChewing tobacco lowers blood pressure and heart rate
- DCocaine is given to patients after surgery as it stimulates recovery
Correct answer
B. Morphine is often given to persons who have under gone surgery as a pain killer
Step-by-step solution
Serturner, a pharmacist isolated the active principle of opium in 1806 and named it morphine. Morphine is a phenanthrene opioid receptor agonist, its main effect is binding to and activating the -opioid receptors in the central nervous system. In clinical settings, morphine exerts its principal pharmacological effect on the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. Its primary actions of therapeutic value are analgesic and sedation.