Standardized Field Sobriety Test Course Session 1 - Introduction Glossary of Terms MARIJUANA

Standardized Field Sobriety Test Course

Session 1 - Introduction

Glossary of Terms

MARIJUANA

Common term for the Cannabis Sativa plant. Usually refers to the dried leaves of

the plant. This is the most common form of the cannabis category.

MARINOL

A drug containing a synthetic form of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol). Marinol

belongs to the cannabis category of drugs, but marinol is not produced from any

species of cannabis plant.

METABOLISM

The sum of all chemical processes that take place in the body as they relate to

the movements of nutrients in the blood after digestion, resulting in growth,

energy, release of wastes, and other body functions. The process by which the

body, using oxygen, enzymes and other internal chemicals, breaks down

ingested substances such as food and drugs so they may be consumed and

eliminated. Metabolism takes place in two phases. The first step is the

constructive phase (anabolism) where smaller molecules are converted to larger

molecules. The second steps is the destructive phase (catabolism) where large

molecules are broken down into smaller molecules.

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METABOLITE

A chemical product, formed by the reaction of a drug with oxygen and/or other

substances in the body.

MIOSIS

Abnormally constricted pupils.

MOTOR NERVES

Nerves that carry messages away from the brain, to be body's muscles, tissues,

and organs. Motor nerves are also known as efferent nerves.

MUSCULAR HYPERTONICITY

Rigid muscle tone.

MYDRIASIS

Abnormally dilated pupils.