Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Human Health and Disease

Question:

Identify the drug given below ;

Options:

Cocain.

Heroine.

Cannabinoids.

Morphine.

Correct Answer:

Morphine.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) –Morphine.

Opioids are the drugs, which bind to specific opioid receptors present in our central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. Heroin, commonly called smack is chemically diacetylmorphine which is a white, odourless, bitter crystalline compound. This is obtained by acetylation of morphine, which is extracted from the latex of poppy plant Papaver somniferum. Generally taken by snorting and injection, heroin is a depressant and slows down body functions.

       Chemical structure of Morphine