1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
iren2701 [21]
3 years ago
15

When a drug enters the body via oral ingestion, smoking, snorting, or injection, the chemicals move through the bloodstream and

must cross what barrier to produce an effect?
Biology
1 answer:
Anna007 [38]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

Blood Brain Barrier(BBB)

Explanation:

This is a biological interface of special endothelial cells of astrocytes, pericytes , capillaries,  neurons and other  structures, acting as a physical barrier or  gate separating the Central Nervous system from the peripheral  blood circulations. Thus it  formed a tight junction serving as a  physical barrier to  selectively regulate the entrance of substances from the   cerebral blood flow   into the brain,  therefore maintaining homeostasis of the brain.

From above any  substances  absorbed into the blood stream  irrespective of the mode of entry  are transported through  the BBB, and  are selectively  regulated to enter the brain cells by the BBB's   interactions with the blood vessels, hormones etc.

Basically it allows the passage of nutrients,  a few  drug, hormones and resists certain toxins and pathogens for the brain homeostasis.

You might be interested in
1. a diagram that shows the connections among food chains in an ecosystem
Alenkasestr [34]
1. Food web? 2.Habitat 3.Omnivore 4.Primary consumer 5. Producer 6. Secondary consumer
3 0
3 years ago
The cells in your pancreas produce insulin which needs to be sent to the rest of your body to tell your cells to take in glucose
Stels [109]
B. I think sorry if it’s wrong tho
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How does a loess affect the environment around it?
WARRIOR [948]

Answer:

Because loess is deposited from the atmosphere it provides an important geologic archive of past atmospheric circulation that can be used to test atmospheric circulation models

Explanation:

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
CAN SOMEONE TELL ME PLEASE
Oduvanchick [21]
I think it’s C because if you’re allergic to one cillian than you’re allergic to all of them

Sorry if this is wrong
4 0
3 years ago
Which of the following terms signals the reader that
viva [34]
A.. hopefully i’m right
4 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Quantitative characters vary in a population along a continuum. How do such characters differ from the characters investigated b
    6·1 answer
  • Describe the structure of the layers of the skin (pp.178-184)
    11·1 answer
  • A. DNA<br>B. A Hormone<br>C. ATP<br>D. An Antibody​
    5·1 answer
  • Which scientists won the Nobel Prize for publishing the first description of the structure of DNA?
    10·1 answer
  • which three types of cells are part of ground tissue storing food conducting photosynthesis and provinding support
    15·1 answer
  • 3. How do animals and plants depend on each other
    7·2 answers
  • Use the image on the right to match the following phrases to the correct level of organizational hierarchy.
    15·1 answer
  • Complex sugars - define and name two examples
    12·1 answer
  • What is the main event that happens during metaphase?​
    15·2 answers
  • Monarch butterflies were successfully reared where in 2009?.
    13·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!