Pharmacology Week 1 Quiz (NURS 180) 2026 – WCU

WCU Pharmacology Week One
a drugs chemical name <CORRECT ANSWER>the name of the medication that reflects its
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chemical composition and molecular structure
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a drugs generic name <CORRECT ANSWER>the official or nonpropriety name the United
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States Adpoted Names Council gives a medication. Each medication only has one
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a drugs trade name <CORRECT ANSWER>the brand or proprietary name the company that
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manufactures the medication. Each medication can have multiple
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Identify the four components of pharmacokinetics <CORRECT ANSWER>absorption,
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distribution, metabolism, excretion
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excretion <CORRECT ANSWER>elimination of drugs from the body, is through the kidneys.
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Drugs are also excreted through bile, the lungs, saliva, sweat, and breast milk. The kidneys
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filter free drugs (in healthy kidneys, drugs bound to protein are not filtered), water-soluble
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drugs, and drugs that are unchanged. The lungs eliminate volatile drug substances, and
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products metabolize to carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O).
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metabolism (biotransformation) <CORRECT ANSWER>changes medications into less active or
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inactive forms by the action of enzymes. This occurs primarily in the liver, but also takes
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place in the kidney, lungs, intestines, and blood.
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factors which influence metabolism <CORRECT ANSWER>age, metabolizing enzymes, first-pass
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effect, similar metabolic pathways, and nutritional status
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Distribution <CORRECT ANSWER>the transport of medication to sites of action by bodily
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fluids.
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, WCU Pharmacology Week One
Factors influencing distribution <CORRECT ANSWER>circulation, permeability of the cell
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membrane, and plasma protein binding
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absorption <CORRECT ANSWER>the transmission of medications from the location of
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administration to the blood stream. Most common routes administered are enteral and
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parenteral
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drug distribution <CORRECT ANSWER>the movement of the drug from the circulation to
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body tissues
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factors influencing drug distrubution <CORRECT ANSWER>the rate of blood flow to the
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tissue, the drug's affinity to the tissue, and protein binding.
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acidic drugs bind to <CORRECT ANSWER>albumin or lipoproteins
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basic drugs bind to <CORRECT ANSWER>alpha-1 glycoprotein (AGP)
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free drug <CORRECT ANSWER>not bound to protein, active and can cause a pharmacologic
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response
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When two highly protein bound drugs are given concurrently, they compete for ________
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binding sites, thus causing more ________ drug to be released into the circulation.
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<CORRECT ANSWER>protein, free
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factors which can alter protein binding includes <CORRECT ANSWER>low plasma levels which
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potentially decrease the number of available binding sites and can lead to an increase in the
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amount of free drug available, resulting in drug accumulation and toxicity
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