QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
What Drug Is Extracted From Poppies ✅Opium (Morphine)
Why Do Drugs Distribute Into Lean Muscle Slower Than Visceral Organs ✅Lean
Muscle Has Fewer Blood Vessels Coursing Through It
After How Many Half-Lives Is A Drug Considered Gone From The Body ✅6
Synaptic Vesicles Are: ✅Membrane Sacs In The Neuron That Store Transmitter
Molecules.
The _____ Is Essentially The "Information Highway Of The Body" Through Which
Messages Are Sent Back And Forth Between The Brain And The Rest Of The Body.
This Information Includes Touch, Temperature, Pain, Joint Position, And Signals Telling
Muscles To Move. ✅Spinal Cord
The Central Nervous System (Cns) Is Made Up Of Two Types Of Cells, Neurons And A
Variety Of Non-Neural Cells, Collectively Called Glia. There Is Recent Evidence That
The Glia To Neuron Ratio Is Approximately: ✅50:1
The Neuron Is The Basic Functional Unit, While _______ Primarily Provide Support And
Protection, Although There Is Argument Over Their Role. ✅Glial Cells
Who Was The Principal Opponent Of Ramon Y Cajal When Arguing Over Whether
Nerve Cells Are Structurally Contiguous Or Separate Elements? ✅Camillo Golgi
A Drug Is Designed That Inhibits The Reuptake Of Dopamine. The Effect Of This Drug
Will Generally Be To: ✅Increase Dopamine Levels In The Synaptic Cleft
Which Neurotransmitter Was Identified As A Transmitter Chemical First In The
Peripheral Nervous System And Later In Brain Tissue? ✅Acetylcholine
There Are Two Amino Acid Neurotransmitters That Are Widely Distributed In The Brain.
The First, ____, Is The Major Universally Excitatory Neurotransmitter; The Second Is
____, Which Is The Major Inhibitory Neurotransmitter In The Brain. ✅Glutamate; Gaba
If Methamphetamine Has A Higher Affinity And A Lower Kd Than D-Amphetamine,
Then The Slope Of The Dose-Response Relationship Of Methamphetamine Would Be:
✅Farther To The Left And Equal Intensity Of A Response.
, The Molecular Structure Of G-Protein-Coupled Receptors Consists Of A Single Protein
Chain Of 400 To 500 Amino Acids Arranged As ____ Transmembrane ____ Helices.
✅Seven; Alpha
Gpcrs Are Also Called: ✅Metabotropic Receptors
Unlike Ionotropic Receptors, ______________ Receptors Do Not Form A Membrane-
Spanning Pore That Can Allow The Direct Passage Ions. ✅Metabotropic
The Pharmacokinetic Difference Between Lorazepam And Triazolam Is That ____ Has
A Longer Therapeutic Duration But Reaches Peak Blood Level ____, While ____ Has A
Shorter Therapeutic Duration But Reaches Peak Blood Level ____.
✅Lorazepam/Slower/Triazolam/Faster
Which Drug(S) Interact With Grapefruit And May Result In Potentially Fatal And Toxic
Side Effects When Combined With Eating This Fruit? ✅Lovastatin
Simvastatin
Atorvastatin
An Example Of A Drug(S) That (Is/Are) Administered By Inhalation. ✅Ice
Methamphetamine
Tetrahydrocannabinol
Free Base Cocaine
What Type(S) Of Membrane(S) In The Body Affect Drug Distribution? ✅Walls Of The
Capillary Vessels In The Circulatory System
Cell Membranes
The Blood-Brain Barrier
An Individual Is On A New Antidepressant Medication, But The Antidepressant Is
Eliminated Too Quickly, Providing Little Or No Improvement In Depression. This Is
Because: ✅Their Genes Produce Too Much Enzyme.
The Route(S) Through Which Drugs Can Leave The Body Is(Are)? ✅Kidneys, Lungs,
Bile, Skin
Psychoactive Drugs Are ____ In Most Cases, Diminishing The Ability Of The Body To
Excrete The Drugs Passively Through The Route Of Urine Excretion. ✅Lipid Soluble
The Relation Between The Time Course Of Drug Action In The Body And Its
Pharmacological Effects Is Essential For: ✅Predicting The Optimal Dosages And Dose
Intervals Needed To Reach A Therapeutic Effect
Maintaining A Therapeutic Drug Level For The Desired Period Of Time