Toxicology intro

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

• Serology
• Toxicology
• Controlled Substances
• Drugology

_____________ is one of the most commonly encountered poisons in people's homes.

• Lead

• Mercury

• Cyanide

• Carbon Monoxide

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

What is the first rule of toxicology?

• food decreases all toxicity

• equal amounts of a toxin equally affect users

• the dose makes the poison

• only a doctor can determine the likely affect

Which of the following is NOT a possible application of Forensic Toxicology? 

• At home drug tests
• Workplace drug testing
• Postmortem toxicology
• Human performance testing

Any substance that, when taken in sufficient quantities, causes a harmful or deadly reaction
 is known as a...

• toxin
• drug
• poison
• biohazard

Chromatography is an analytic technique that separates substances in a mixture by ____ .

• Color

• Size

• Toxicity

• Age

______________ causes death by interfering with the ability of the body to absorb oxygen.

• Carbon monoxide

• Radium

• Lead

• Sodium Pentothal

From the Poisoner's Handbook graphic novel, where did Alexander Gettler detect cyanide when investigating the murders of Fremont and Annie Jackson?

• stomach - they ate it

• skin - they touched it

• blood - it was circulating

• lungs - they breathed it

Where does radium accumulate?

• In blood

• In the vitreous humor

• In bones

• In the liver

Which is NOT true about cyanide poisoning?

• It causes a slow death.

• The skin is turns red.

• The lips turn blue.

• The body can't get oxygen.