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Chapter 6 Toxicology Questions and
Answers
Alcohol is eliminated from the body chemically unchanged in
Ans: Urine, breath, perspiration
Alcohol is oxidized in the body primarily in
Ans: The liver
The blood alcohol concentration level for being presumed to be
legally Under the Influence in most states is
Ans: 0.08
A breath test may be used to analyze
Ans: Ethyl alcohol
Blood is drawn from a living suspect involved in an automobile
accident. If the specimen is kept unrefrigerated and at moderately
warm temperature the alcohol concentration can be expected to
Ans: Decrease with time
The ratio of alcohol in the blood to alcohol in alveoli air
approximately
Ans: 2100 to one
The analytical technique widely used for directly measuring the
amount of alcohol present in the blood is
Ans: Gas chromatography
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Field sobriety tests that can be employed to ascertain the degree
of an individual's alcohol impairment normally do not include the
following
Ans: Gas chromatography
The following drug is NOT found in blood or urine
Ans: Heroin
Carbon monoxide combines with what component of blood
Ans: Hemoglobin
Some breath testing devices for alcohol use _____________ light to
measure the quantity of alcohol trapped in a chamber
Ans: Infrared
In forensic toxicology, all positive drug findings must be confined
by a specific chemical test. The confirmation test of choice is
Ans: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
The most heavily abused drug in the Western world is
Ans: Alcohol
Alcohol consumed on an empty stomach is absorbed ________than
an equivalent amount of alcohol taken when there is food in the
stomach
Ans: Faster
Under normal drinking conditions, alcohol concentration in the
blood peaks in ____________ to __________ minutes
Ans: 30;90
In the postabsorption period, alcohol is distributed uniformly
among the _________portions of the body
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Chapter 6 Toxicology Questions and
Answers
Alcohol is eliminated from the body chemically unchanged in
Ans: Urine, breath, perspiration
Alcohol is oxidized in the body primarily in
Ans: The liver
The blood alcohol concentration level for being presumed to be
legally Under the Influence in most states is
Ans: 0.08
A breath test may be used to analyze
Ans: Ethyl alcohol
Blood is drawn from a living suspect involved in an automobile
accident. If the specimen is kept unrefrigerated and at moderately
warm temperature the alcohol concentration can be expected to
Ans: Decrease with time
The ratio of alcohol in the blood to alcohol in alveoli air
approximately
Ans: 2100 to one
The analytical technique widely used for directly measuring the
amount of alcohol present in the blood is
Ans: Gas chromatography
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, 2 | Page
Field sobriety tests that can be employed to ascertain the degree
of an individual's alcohol impairment normally do not include the
following
Ans: Gas chromatography
The following drug is NOT found in blood or urine
Ans: Heroin
Carbon monoxide combines with what component of blood
Ans: Hemoglobin
Some breath testing devices for alcohol use _____________ light to
measure the quantity of alcohol trapped in a chamber
Ans: Infrared
In forensic toxicology, all positive drug findings must be confined
by a specific chemical test. The confirmation test of choice is
Ans: Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
The most heavily abused drug in the Western world is
Ans: Alcohol
Alcohol consumed on an empty stomach is absorbed ________than
an equivalent amount of alcohol taken when there is food in the
stomach
Ans: Faster
Under normal drinking conditions, alcohol concentration in the
blood peaks in ____________ to __________ minutes
Ans: 30;90
In the postabsorption period, alcohol is distributed uniformly
among the _________portions of the body
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