Answer: cellular metabolism
Explanation:
Cellular metabolism is chemical reactions that takes place in living organisms so that they will be able to maintain life. Cellular metabolism is made up of thousands of genes, metabolites and proteins.
Cellular metabolism is affected by the sympathetic nervous system but is not affected by the parasympathetic nervous system.
During a controlled experiment, a scientist will isolate and test (D) a single variable. A conclusion, nor a mass of information can be isolated or tested. A control group is the group that would receive a placebo, so testing that would be futile.
Stimulants are substances that all result in the increase of levels of dopamine in the brain, which is a neurotransmitter that affects attention and pleasure. What this means is that stimulants affect our brain and the way it works by changing the ways that nerve cells communicate.
Neurons (nerve cells) are the cells that have a role in transmitting messages from the brain to other parts of our body, and vice-versa, which is important for pain response, alertness, energy etc.
With long-term use, the use of stimulants would affect the central nervous system (speeding it up), the brain, and the functions necessary to live, like respiration, heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature. Levels of neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin, and GABA, which are responsible for the regulation of different processes, are also impacted, which creates a chemical disbalance ultimately resulting in behavioral changes, mood swings, altered attention, movement and energy, stress etc.
So the part of the body that is affected the most with the long-term use of stimulants like cocaine, nicotine, methamphetamine is the brain of course, which is where these substances have the most impact, but the impact on the central nervous system, autonomous nervous system, and neurotransmitter levels is significant.
