Question

Pacha's friend is trying to convince her to take a particular drug. The friend explains that the drug attaches to a neurotransmitter receptor and produces neural actions that mimic or enhance those of a naturally occurring neurotransmitter. Pacha's friend tries to convince her that the drug won't cause problems because it is natural. The drug Pacha's friend is describing is known as an:________________.

Answer 1

Pacha's friend is describing is known as an: agonist.

Step-by-step explanation:

What Pacha´s friend is explaning is that there are certain drogs that attached to the neurotransmitter receptor and this makes the drog produce an effect of mimicking common neural activities

There are a lot of drugs that can alter the synapsis among neurons, which is the the comunication of the nervous cells. Agonist is the effect of a drug that increases the activity of the synapsis.