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WorksheetsToxicity
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The third step in the development of toxicity is covalent binding to target molecule
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False
Mitochondrial damage with ATP depletion may lead to necrosis.
True
False
DNA repair principles in order is Recognition -> Removal -> Ligation -> Repair
True
False
Mutagens cause DNA damage by affecting the coding sequences of critical genes.
True
False
Cellular damage caused by epigenetic mechanisms is non-genotoxic.
True
False
If an initiating carcinogen mutates the DNA, the cell must progress to cancer.
True
False
Inhibition of acetycholinesterase by organophosphates will cause overstimulation of cholinergic receptors.
True
False
In OPs poisoning management, Atropine facilitates dephosphorylation of the AChE, thus restoring its catalytic site to its function.
True
False
Lead inhibit the ferrochelatase enzyme which results in accumulation of protophorphyrin IX - as the erythrocytes containing protoporphyrin IX circulate, zinc is chelated at the site usually occupied by iron.
True
False
Antivenom therapy works by the concept of antibody binding to protein.
True
False
One of the hepatoxicity monitoring parameters is the glomerular filtration rate.
True
False
Benzene is a genotoxic carcinogen. It is a potential teratogen.
True
False
