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Question
Assertion (A): Opioids in small dosage are used to enhance respiratory activity.
Reason (R): Opioids bind to the specific opioid receptors present in the respiratory tract.
Options
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.
MCQ
Assertion and Reasoning
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Solution
Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.
Explanation:
Opioids can depress respiratory activity; they do not enhance it. They bind to opioid receptors in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, not specifically in the respiratory tract.
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