Toxicology quiz

ability of a chemical agent to cause injury in a given situation or setting

• risk

• hazardous

• exposure

• toxic

Study of deleterious effects of chemical agents on all living systems

• poisonous

• toxicology

• hazardous

• exposure

Surveillance of exposed workers is under what study of Toxicology?

• Environmental Toxicology

• Occupational Toxicology

• Ecotoxicology

Which is not a heavy metal?

• Mercury

• Arsenic

• Lead

• Cadmium

The "Mad Hatter Syndrome" is a from of what heavy metal poisoning?

• Lead

• Mercury

• Arsenic

Aldrich-Meses lines on the nails is a manifestation of what heavy metal poisoning?

• Mercury

• Arsenic

• Lead

Gingival ______ lines that are seen on the gums is a manifestation of what heavy metal poisoning?

• Mercury

• Lead

• Arsenic

Toxins ingested at a higher rate than they are eliminated is the definition of?

• Bioaccumulation

• Biomagnification

In biomagnficiation, organism that are higher in the food chain are at the greatest risk of ingesting more toxins.

• True

• False

This type of heavy metal poisoning is one of the oldest occupational and environmental disease in the world.

• lead

• mercury

• arsenic