Abrams Chapter 2

While studying how the body works, Harper learns that certain cell structures are responsible for storing hormones before they are sent out to where they are needed. Which cell structure stores hormones?

• Golgi apparatus

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Mitochondria

• Lysosome

Zoe is feeling unwell and her doctor prescribes her an oral medication. She wants to know which form of the medication will be absorbed the fastest in her body. Which should she choose?

• Tablet

• Liquid

• Topical spray

• Timed-release tablet

Emma takes a tablet for a headache. What is the process called when the drug from the tablet enters her bloodstream?

• Absorption

• Distribution

• Metabolism

• Excretion

Abigail is studying how medicines are absorbed in the body. She wants to know: which absorption site has the largest surface area?

• Rectum

• Vagina

• Eye

• Lungs

Olivia is admitted to the hospital with elevated serum creatinine levels. This puts her at risk for:

• Toxicity

• Increased absorption

• Delayed gastric emptying

• Idiosyncratic effects

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Maya is taking a medication, and her doctor explains that protein binding will primarily affect the drug's action. What does protein binding mainly do to the speed of the drug's action in her body?

• Increases speed

• Decreases speed

• Increases excretion

• Prevents adverse effects

Emma is reviewing medications for a patient and needs to choose one that is known to inhibit several CYP enzymes. Which drug should she select?

• Cisplatin

• Acebutolol hydrochloride

• Cimetidine

• Dicloxacillin sodium

Abigail is studying how medicines work in the body. She learns that the serum half-life of a drug is the time it takes for the serum level to fall by:

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

Lily is admitted to the hospital with increased intracranial pressure. The doctor decides to administer a diuretic that will increase her plasma osmolarity to help reduce the pressure. Which diuretic is most likely given to Lily?

• Furosemide

• Hydrochlorothiazide

• Spironolactone

• Mannitol

Aria, a 75-year-old woman, is prescribed a new medication. Her doctor explains that certain changes in her body as she ages may increase her risk of drug reactions. What change is most likely responsible for this increased risk?

• Drugs crossing the blood-brain barrier

• Physiologic changes

• Increased drug-metabolizing enzymes

• Diminished immune response