Toxicology Review

Toxins are poisons that are only manufactured in laboratories.

• True
• False

All alcohols are toxic to the body.

• True
• False

All chemicals are toxic and harmful to the body.

• True
• False

Toxicology is the study of poisons and the identification of drugs and other substances a person may have used for medicinal, recreational, or criminal purposes.

• True
• False

Methanol is converted by the liver to arsenic and can destroy the body over time.

• True
• False

Drugs are classified by schedules according to the Drug Classification Act.

• True
• False

Which of the following is NOT a role that a toxicologist might perform?

• identify toxins in the body
• quantify toxins in the body
• speculate a reason why toxins were found in the body
• compare healthy organs with toxic organs

Upon autopsy, the toxicologist and pathologist determine if toxins are in the victim’s system through controlled testing. Which of the following toxicology disciplines would handle postmortem toxicology?

• death investigation toxicology
• doping control
• forensics workplace toxicology
• human performance toxicology

Which of the following is NOT a factor for a toxicologist to consider when determining cause of death?

• accuracy
• validity
• reliability
• speculation

Which of the following is a way that a human performance toxicologist might test for alcohol?

• blood analysis
• urine analysis
• breath analysis
• all of the above