Test Bank for Understanding Pharmacology for
Health Professionals 5th Edition Turley
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,Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 5e (Turley)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology and the History of Drugs
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Pharmacology is the study of ________.
A) how drugs are dispensed
B) pills and how to give them
C) drugs and their interactions with living organisms
D) plants, herbs, minerals, and animals
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The dispensing of drugs is only a small part of the field of pharmacology.
B) While pharmacology includes these items, the field of pharmacology covers much more.
D) Some drugs come from these sources, but it is not the focus of the study of pharmacology.
2) The word pharmacology comes from ________.
A) the Dutch word droog and a suffix meaning the study of
B) the Greek word pharmakon and a suffix meaning the study of
C) the Greek word prophylaxis and a suffix meaning to study
D) the Latin word medicina and a suffix meaning the study of
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The Dutch word droog is where we get the word drug, not pharmacology.
C) The Greek word prophylaxis means to keep guard before. Prophylaxis is used as a preventive
method.
D) The Latin word medicina is where we get the word medicine or medication, not
pharmacology.
3) Drugs have three medical uses. Which of the following is NOT one of those uses?
A) Drugs can provide evidence that a disease is present.
B) Drugs can treat symptoms, signs, and diseases
C) Drugs can prevent disease
D) Drugs can cause symptoms, signs, and diseases
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This IS one of the three medical uses for drugs.
B) This IS one of the three medical uses for drugs.
C) This IS one of the three medical uses for drugs.
4) The use of drugs during radiological procedures and other medical tests to show evidence of a
disease is known as ________.
A) a preventive use
B) a diagnostic use
C) treating symptoms and signs of a disease
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The preventive use of drugs does not occur during a radiologic procedure.
C) Drugs used during radiologic procedures are not treating a disease.
D) One of these answers is correct.
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, 5) The medicinal use of foxglove to make the drug digoxin (Lanoxin) is an example of a modern
drug derived from ________.
A) an animal
B) a mineral
C) a plant
D) a trace element
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Foxglove is not derived from an animal.
B) Foxglove is not derived from a mineral.
D) Foxglove is not derived from a trace element.
6) The drug Premarin, a female hormone replacement used to treat the symptoms of menopause,
is derived from ________.
A) pregnant mares' urine
B) margarine and oils
C) the lanolin from processed sheep's wool
D) powdered rose hips
Answer: A
Explanation: B) Premarin is not derived from margarine and oils.
C) Premarin is not derived from lanolin from processed sheep's wool.
D) Premarin is not derived from powdered rose hips.
7) Which of the following has NEVER been the source of a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus?
A) ground-up beef pancreas
B) Gila monsters
C) ground-up pork pancreas
D) lanolin from sheep
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Ground-up animal pancreas WAS a source of insulin for treating diabetes
mellitus the past.
B) The saliva of the Gila monster IS a source of the antidiabetic drug Byetta.
C) Ground-up pig pancreas WAD a source of insulin for treating diabetes mellitus in the past.
8) It took a national tragedy to force a much-needed update of the Food and Drugs Act of 1906.
The drug that caused this national tragedy was ________.
A) Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, which was used to treat respiratory ailments
B) Cocaine Toothache Drops, which was used to treat toothache pain
C) sulfonamide, an anti-infective drug
D) thalidomide, which was used to treat morning sickness
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This drug did not cause the national tragedy, but was an example of a drug that
contained an addictive substance.
B) This drug did not cause the national tragedy, but was an example of a drug that contained an
addictive substance.
D) This drug caused tragedy in the 1950s in Europe, but was not approved for use in the United
States.
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Health Professionals 5th Edition Turley
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,Understanding Pharmacology for Health Professionals, 5e (Turley)
Chapter 1 Introduction to Pharmacology and the History of Drugs
1.1 Multiple-Choice Questions
1) Pharmacology is the study of ________.
A) how drugs are dispensed
B) pills and how to give them
C) drugs and their interactions with living organisms
D) plants, herbs, minerals, and animals
Answer: C
Explanation: A) The dispensing of drugs is only a small part of the field of pharmacology.
B) While pharmacology includes these items, the field of pharmacology covers much more.
D) Some drugs come from these sources, but it is not the focus of the study of pharmacology.
2) The word pharmacology comes from ________.
A) the Dutch word droog and a suffix meaning the study of
B) the Greek word pharmakon and a suffix meaning the study of
C) the Greek word prophylaxis and a suffix meaning to study
D) the Latin word medicina and a suffix meaning the study of
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The Dutch word droog is where we get the word drug, not pharmacology.
C) The Greek word prophylaxis means to keep guard before. Prophylaxis is used as a preventive
method.
D) The Latin word medicina is where we get the word medicine or medication, not
pharmacology.
3) Drugs have three medical uses. Which of the following is NOT one of those uses?
A) Drugs can provide evidence that a disease is present.
B) Drugs can treat symptoms, signs, and diseases
C) Drugs can prevent disease
D) Drugs can cause symptoms, signs, and diseases
Answer: D
Explanation: A) This IS one of the three medical uses for drugs.
B) This IS one of the three medical uses for drugs.
C) This IS one of the three medical uses for drugs.
4) The use of drugs during radiological procedures and other medical tests to show evidence of a
disease is known as ________.
A) a preventive use
B) a diagnostic use
C) treating symptoms and signs of a disease
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Explanation: A) The preventive use of drugs does not occur during a radiologic procedure.
C) Drugs used during radiologic procedures are not treating a disease.
D) One of these answers is correct.
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, 5) The medicinal use of foxglove to make the drug digoxin (Lanoxin) is an example of a modern
drug derived from ________.
A) an animal
B) a mineral
C) a plant
D) a trace element
Answer: C
Explanation: A) Foxglove is not derived from an animal.
B) Foxglove is not derived from a mineral.
D) Foxglove is not derived from a trace element.
6) The drug Premarin, a female hormone replacement used to treat the symptoms of menopause,
is derived from ________.
A) pregnant mares' urine
B) margarine and oils
C) the lanolin from processed sheep's wool
D) powdered rose hips
Answer: A
Explanation: B) Premarin is not derived from margarine and oils.
C) Premarin is not derived from lanolin from processed sheep's wool.
D) Premarin is not derived from powdered rose hips.
7) Which of the following has NEVER been the source of a drug used to treat diabetes mellitus?
A) ground-up beef pancreas
B) Gila monsters
C) ground-up pork pancreas
D) lanolin from sheep
Answer: D
Explanation: A) Ground-up animal pancreas WAS a source of insulin for treating diabetes
mellitus the past.
B) The saliva of the Gila monster IS a source of the antidiabetic drug Byetta.
C) Ground-up pig pancreas WAD a source of insulin for treating diabetes mellitus in the past.
8) It took a national tragedy to force a much-needed update of the Food and Drugs Act of 1906.
The drug that caused this national tragedy was ________.
A) Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, which was used to treat respiratory ailments
B) Cocaine Toothache Drops, which was used to treat toothache pain
C) sulfonamide, an anti-infective drug
D) thalidomide, which was used to treat morning sickness
Answer: C
Explanation: A) This drug did not cause the national tragedy, but was an example of a drug that
contained an addictive substance.
B) This drug did not cause the national tragedy, but was an example of a drug that contained an
addictive substance.
D) This drug caused tragedy in the 1950s in Europe, but was not approved for use in the United
States.
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