PSY 627 FINAL PAPER UPDATED COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS-compressed.pdf

PSY 627 FINAL PAPER UPDATED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS

●● Absorption
Answer: How the drug gets into the blood stream and distributed
through the body with the goal to pass the blood brain barrier and into
the brain.


●● Metabolism
Answer: Biotransformation or drug inactivation is the breakdown of a
drug in the body within the liver or other tissue.


●● Routes of administration
Answer: Methods by which drugs are delivered into the body.


●● Oral
Answer: A route of drug administration where the drug is taken by
mouth.


●● Intravenous
Answer: Fastest route of drug administration directly into the
bloodstream.

, ●● Intramuscular
Answer: A route of administration where the drug is injected into a
muscle.


●● Inhalation
Answer: A route of administration where the drug is inhaled into the
lungs.


●● Intraperitoneal
Answer: A route of administration between the ribs and pelvis, often
used for chemotherapy and insulin.


●● Subcutaneous
Answer: A route of administration where the drug is injected beneath the
skin but not into a blood vessel.


●● Sublingual
Answer: A route of administration where the drug is placed under the
tongue.


●● Topical
Answer: A route of administration where the drug is applied directly to
the skin.