Forensic Toxicology Review

A substance naturally produced by a living things that can cause illness or death in humans

• toxicity

• toxin

• tonicity

• pathogen

Toxicity can be affected by (choose the best answer)

• dosage and duration
• duration and interactions with other drugs
• dosage, duration and how the drug was taken
• dosage, duration, how the drug was taken and interactions

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

Poisoning that occurs in small doses over long periods of time is called

• acute poisoning
• chronic poisoning

Poisoning that occurs in large doses over a short period time

• acute poisoning
• chronic poisoning

_______________ is the study of drugs and poisons, and their interactions with or effects on the body

• Serology
• Toxicology
• Controlled Substances
• Drugology

The current percentage of blood alcohol concentration necessary to consider a person intoxicated is

• 0.10%

• 0.80%

• 0.08%

• 0.8%

committed over 600 successful poisonings, including two Popes.

• Madame de Brinvilliers

• Lucretia Borgia

• Madame Giulia Toffana

• Catherine Deshayes

What organ is responsible for the breakdown (metabolism) of alcohol?

• liver
• kidney
• stomach
• thyroid

All substances can be toxic, it just depends on the_________________

• dosage (quantity)

• mode of entry

• ingredients

• color

Toxicology is NOT used in which area?

• The environment

• Consumer fields

• Sports

• Medicine