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WorksheetsChp 19 Pharmacology Basics Quiz
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is pharmacology primarily concerned with?
The study of plant biology
The uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs
The history of medicine
The development of surgical techniques
What is the primary focus of pharmacodynamics?
What the body does to the drug
What the drug does to the the body
Absorption and distribution
Metabolism and excretion
What does the abbreviation ADME stand for in pharmacokinetics?
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
Absorption, Digestion, Metabolism, Excretion
Absorption, Distribution, Modification, Excretion
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Elimination
Which of the following is NOT a factor affecting medication absorption?
Formulation
Color of the medication
Food in the stomach
Blood flow
What is the process by which a drug moves to organs and tissues once in the bloodstream?
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
Absorption
How does the ability of a drug to cross membranes, such as the blood-brain barrier, affect its distribution?
It enhances distribution
It has no effect
It reduces distribution
It changes the drug's color
Some drugs are extensively excreted in bile through processes in which organ?
Heart
Liver
Pancreas
Stomach
What is pharmacodynamics?
The study of how drugs are absorbed in the body
The study of what a drug does to the body
The study of how drugs are metabolized
The study of drug distribution in the body
Which of the following describes a focus of pharmacodynamics?
How the drug is excreted from the body
How the drug produces the therapeutic effect we desire
How the drug is synthesized
How the drug is stored in the body
Pharmacodynamics includes the study of:
How the drug is manufactured
How the drug produces side effects that we don’t desire
How the drug is packaged
How the drug is marketed
How does an antagonist function in receptor binding?
It binds to a receptor and activates it to produce a biological response.
It binds to a receptor and inhibits other things from binding to it.
It enhances the binding of other molecules.
It removes the receptor from the cell surface.
What are some possible biological responses within a cell after receptor binding?
Enzyme activity changes
Alterations in ion channel function
Effects on gene transcription within the cell
All of the above
Why is it important to determine the proper dose a patient needs?
To ensure the drug is 100% bioavailable
To guarantee the drug cost effective
For safe and effective treatment
To maximize drug toxicity
What does the term "antoganistic" refer to in pharmacology?
Two drugs together produce a greater effect than each individual drug
Two drugs together produce a lesser effect than each individual drug
Two drugs together produce the sum of the effects of each individual drug
Two drugs together cancel each other's effects
Which of the following is an example of an additive effect?
Taking a stimulant and a sedative
Taking two sedatives
Taking a painkiller and an antibiotic
Taking a vitamin and a mineral supplement
What is synergistic effect?
When 2 drugs cancel each other out
When one drug increases the effect of another
When two drugs produce a greater effect than one alone
When one drug prolongs the effect of another
