| lipidsolubility | | chemical messenger that produces postsynaptic impulse |
| axon | | blood proteins that bind drugs (two words) |
| thalamus | | entry of a drug through the mouth into digestive tract |
| hypothalamus | | primary organ for detoxification of drugs |
| medulla | | part of the brainstem associated with basic physiological functions |
| glutamic | | an inhibitory neurotransmitter (abbrv.) |
| biotransformation | | made up of medulla, pons, and midbrain |
| kidney | | when abstinence results in clinical illness (two words) |
| ingestion | | _______nervous system, responsible for breathing, etc. |
| neuron | | the part of the brain closest to the pituitary gland |
| physicaldependence | | capacity to dissolve in oils or fats |
| neurotransmitter | | nerve cell component that conducts electrical impulses |
| liver | | drug deposition in tissue |
| voluntary | | physiological |
| chroniceffects | | nerve cell component that conducts impulse to cell body |
| cns | | part of the diencephalon, associated with cortical sensory function |
| limbicsystem | | the brain and spinal cord (abbrv.) |
| cerebrum | | ________nervous system, willful action |
| acute | | use of a needle to administer a drug |
| synapse | | microscopic space between adjacent neurons |
| GABA | | a single nerve cell |
| absorption | | a part of the midbrain, means bridge |
| dendrite | | _______ acid, a neurotransmitter |
| injection | | long term effects (two words) |
| brainstem | | immediate, short term |
| excretion | | upper brain, higher intellectual functions |
| pons | | part of brain associated with physical coordination |
| plasmaproteins | | the part of the central nervous system outside the skull |
| inhalation | | removal of drug metabolites and other waste products |
| tolerance | | primary organ of excretion |
| strorage | | part of the brain that helps regulate emotion, memory |
| autonomic | | administration through the lungs |
| spinal cord | | chemical alteration of drugs into various metabolites |
| cerebellum | | substance, aside from food, that alters body functions |
| drug | | administration of a drug through skin or mucous linings |