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Complete All Chapters 1 - 20, Fully Covered With
Questions And Verified Solutions Newest edition 2025
, Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 2. Structure and Function of the Nervous System
Chapter 4. Methods of Research in Psychopharmacology
Chapter 5. Catecholamines
Chapter 6. Serotonin
Chapter 7. Acetylcholine
Chapter 8. Glutamate and GABA
Chapter 9. Drug Abuse and Addiction
Chapter 10. Alcohol
Chapter 11. The Opioids
Chapter 12. Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamine,
and Related Drugs
Chapter 13. Nicotine and Caffeine
Chapter 14. Marijuana and the Cannabinoids
Chapter 15. Hallucinogens, PCP, and Ketamine
Chapter 16. Inhalants, GHB, and Anabolic-Androgenic
Steroids
Chapter 17. Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and the
Drugs Used to Treat These Disorders
Chapter 18. Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and Mood
Stabilizers
Chapter 19. Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic Drugs
Chapter 20. Neurodegenerative Diseases, by Jennifer R. Yates,
Lander University
Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
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,Multiple Choice
1. refer(s) to specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a
particular target site or receptor, while are the resulting widespread alterations
in function.
a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
b. Side effects; drug effects
c. Therapeutic effects; side effects
d. Drug action; drug effects
Answer: d
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2. After drug administration has occurred, the amount of drug in the blood that is free to
bind at specific target sites is referred to as
a. the therapeutic dose.
b. first-pass effects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
3. The specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a particular target site
or receptor are referred to as
a. drug effects.
b. drug action.
c. side effects.
d. placebo effects.
Answer: b
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4. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for placebo effects?
a. Pavlovian conditioning
b. Genetic variation
c. Drug competition
d. Expectation of outcome
Answer: c
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, 5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism.
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Answer: c
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6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a drug?
a. Route of administration
b. Lipid solubility
c. Depot binding
d. Drug action
Answer: d
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7. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
Answer: a
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8. The area postrema is one area in the brain where the is not complete.
a. cerebrospinal fluid
b. blood–brain barrier
c. choroid plexus
d. phospholipid membrane
Answer: b
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9. First-pass metabolism occurs with orally administered drugs because
a. their absorption is slowed by food.
b. drugs absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach go to the liver on the way to
general circulation.
c. drugs must first survive the acidic environment of the stomach.
d. salivary enzymes in the mouth begin the process of metabolism.
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
10. Toxic substances in the blood trigger a vomiting response by activating the
a. blood–brain barrier.
b. choroid plexus.
c. area postrema.
d. median eminence.
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the Brain, and Behavior, 4th Edition By Meyer Nursing,
Complete All Chapters 1 - 20, Fully Covered With
Questions And Verified Solutions Newest edition 2025
, Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Principles of Pharmacology
Chapter 2. Structure and Function of the Nervous System
Chapter 4. Methods of Research in Psychopharmacology
Chapter 5. Catecholamines
Chapter 6. Serotonin
Chapter 7. Acetylcholine
Chapter 8. Glutamate and GABA
Chapter 9. Drug Abuse and Addiction
Chapter 10. Alcohol
Chapter 11. The Opioids
Chapter 12. Psychomotor Stimulants: Cocaine, Amphetamine,
and Related Drugs
Chapter 13. Nicotine and Caffeine
Chapter 14. Marijuana and the Cannabinoids
Chapter 15. Hallucinogens, PCP, and Ketamine
Chapter 16. Inhalants, GHB, and Anabolic-Androgenic
Steroids
Chapter 17. Disorders of Anxiety and Impulsivity and the
Drugs Used to Treat These Disorders
Chapter 18. Affective Disorders: Antidepressants and Mood
Stabilizers
Chapter 19. Schizophrenia: Antipsychotic Drugs
Chapter 20. Neurodegenerative Diseases, by Jennifer R. Yates,
Lander University
Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology
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,Multiple Choice
1. refer(s) to specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a
particular target site or receptor, while are the resulting widespread alterations
in function.
a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
b. Side effects; drug effects
c. Therapeutic effects; side effects
d. Drug action; drug effects
Answer: d
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
2. After drug administration has occurred, the amount of drug in the blood that is free to
bind at specific target sites is referred to as
a. the therapeutic dose.
b. first-pass effects.
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
3. The specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a particular target site
or receptor are referred to as
a. drug effects.
b. drug action.
c. side effects.
d. placebo effects.
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
4. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for placebo effects?
a. Pavlovian conditioning
b. Genetic variation
c. Drug competition
d. Expectation of outcome
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
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, 5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism.
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Answer: c
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a drug?
a. Route of administration
b. Lipid solubility
c. Depot binding
d. Drug action
Answer: d
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
7. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
Answer: a
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
8. The area postrema is one area in the brain where the is not complete.
a. cerebrospinal fluid
b. blood–brain barrier
c. choroid plexus
d. phospholipid membrane
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
9. First-pass metabolism occurs with orally administered drugs because
a. their absorption is slowed by food.
b. drugs absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach go to the liver on the way to
general circulation.
c. drugs must first survive the acidic environment of the stomach.
d. salivary enzymes in the mouth begin the process of metabolism.
Answer: b
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
10. Toxic substances in the blood trigger a vomiting response by activating the
a. blood–brain barrier.
b. choroid plexus.
c. area postrema.
d. median eminence.
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