A recreational drug known as ecstasy (MDMA) can cause a user to experience a fever and disturbed thirst and hunger. Determine the specific brain region affected by this drug. What other functions might be impaired?
Ectasy is a recreational drug which can cause short term symtoms like Fever, disturbed thirst and Hunger.
These symptoms are due to the specific action of Ectasy on the Hypothalamus.
Ectasy are absorbed from the small intestine ---------> enter the vein ------> heart -----> internal carotid artery-----> crosses the blood brain barrier ( Ectasy is present in non polar form ) -------> Reaches the Hypothalamus.
Other short term symptoms caused by the ectasy are inability to think, loss of cognition, agitation . these symptoms are caused to the effect of Ectasy on the NEOCORTEX AND LIMBIC SYSTEM of the brain.
Ectasy also produce diseases like Cardiac arrythmia, reall failure due to increased action on the Nor epinephrine hormone released.
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