NSG 3370: Final Exam 1 Questions And
All Correct Answers Graded A+.
Pathopharmacology - Answer The study of different classes of drugs, their therapeutic uses,
their societal roles and their mechanisms of action
Ischemia - Answer Deficit of oxygen in the cells
Hypertrophy - Answer Increase in cell size
Necrosis - Answer Death or destruction of tissue
Homeostasis - Answer A relatively stable or constant environment in the body, including blood
pressure, temperature, and pH, maintained by the various control mechanisms
Apoptis - Answer Programmed cell death that is a normal occurrence in the body
Pharmacodynamics - Answer The study of the effects of drugs and the mechanism of their
action
Pharmacokinetics - Answer The movement of drugs throughout the body
Physiology - Answer The study of normal functions of living organisms and their parts
Pathophysiology - Answer The study of functional or physiological change in the body that
results from a disease process
Diagnosis - Answer Identification of a basic disease
Manifestations - Answer Signs and symptoms of a disease (objective vs. subjective)
Etiology - Answer Causative factors in a particular disease
, Prophylaxis - Answer Preserve health; prevent spread of disease
Atrophy - Answer Decrease in the size of cells
Hyperplasia - Answer Increased number of cells
Metaplasia - Answer Mature cell type is replaced by a different mature cell type
Dysplasia - Answer Cells vary in size and shape within a tissue
Neoplasia - Answer "New growth"-commonly called a tumor
Hypoxia - Answer Reduced oxygen in tissues
How are drugs organized? - Answer Therapeutic classification and pharmacologic classification
Therapeutic classification - Answer Therapeutic usefulness in treating particular diseases or
disorders
Pharmacologic classification - Answer Based on the way a drug works at the molecular, tissue,
or body systems level
Mechanism of action - Answer How a drug produces its physiological effect in the body
How many names does a drug have? - Answer 3; chemical, trade, and generic
Chemical name - Answer Describes the physical and chemical properties of the drug
Trade name - Answer Assigned by the company marketing the drug. It is also called
proprietary, product, or brand name (upper case)
All Correct Answers Graded A+.
Pathopharmacology - Answer The study of different classes of drugs, their therapeutic uses,
their societal roles and their mechanisms of action
Ischemia - Answer Deficit of oxygen in the cells
Hypertrophy - Answer Increase in cell size
Necrosis - Answer Death or destruction of tissue
Homeostasis - Answer A relatively stable or constant environment in the body, including blood
pressure, temperature, and pH, maintained by the various control mechanisms
Apoptis - Answer Programmed cell death that is a normal occurrence in the body
Pharmacodynamics - Answer The study of the effects of drugs and the mechanism of their
action
Pharmacokinetics - Answer The movement of drugs throughout the body
Physiology - Answer The study of normal functions of living organisms and their parts
Pathophysiology - Answer The study of functional or physiological change in the body that
results from a disease process
Diagnosis - Answer Identification of a basic disease
Manifestations - Answer Signs and symptoms of a disease (objective vs. subjective)
Etiology - Answer Causative factors in a particular disease
, Prophylaxis - Answer Preserve health; prevent spread of disease
Atrophy - Answer Decrease in the size of cells
Hyperplasia - Answer Increased number of cells
Metaplasia - Answer Mature cell type is replaced by a different mature cell type
Dysplasia - Answer Cells vary in size and shape within a tissue
Neoplasia - Answer "New growth"-commonly called a tumor
Hypoxia - Answer Reduced oxygen in tissues
How are drugs organized? - Answer Therapeutic classification and pharmacologic classification
Therapeutic classification - Answer Therapeutic usefulness in treating particular diseases or
disorders
Pharmacologic classification - Answer Based on the way a drug works at the molecular, tissue,
or body systems level
Mechanism of action - Answer How a drug produces its physiological effect in the body
How many names does a drug have? - Answer 3; chemical, trade, and generic
Chemical name - Answer Describes the physical and chemical properties of the drug
Trade name - Answer Assigned by the company marketing the drug. It is also called
proprietary, product, or brand name (upper case)
