HBIO 250 MIDTERM 1 UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. WHAT IS A PER- FORMANCE EN- HANCING DRUG & ERGOGENIC AID?
Answer:
1
Question:
2. What nation had more than 25% of its athletes denied from competing in the Rio Summer Olympics for
doping?
Answer:
Russia
Question:
3. Under what moniker did athletes from this same country compete in the "2020" Tokyo Olympics?
Answer:
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) but using same colors as Russia
Question:
4. What is a drug?
Answer:
a substance that has a physiological effect when introduced into the body
-Textbook: Drugs are chemical substances that, by interaction with biological targets, can alter the
biochemical systems of the body.
-In pharmacy, a drug, also called a medication or medicine, is a chemical substance used to treat, cure,
prevent, or diagnose a disease or to promote well-being.
Question:
5. What are some of the biological targets that drugs act upon?
Answer:
Question:
6. What are the four different ways that a drug can be named?
Answer:
Chemical name, generic name (international nonproprietary name), proprietary name (manufacturer's
name; brand name), mechanism of action
-the chemical and generic names NEVER change
Question:
7. In regard to performance enhancing drugs, are there specific drugs that enhance all sports or are they
fairly specific to certain sports? Can you name some mentioned in the lecture and which sports that might
enhance an athlete's performance?
Answer:
,Question:
8. What is meant by an "off-target effect" of a drug?
Answer:
When a drug has another application outside of its intended therapeutic usage.
Question:
9. Which schedule (class) of drug is most addictive (I - V)?
Answer:
Schedule 1 drugs are the most addictive --ex. heroin, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy),
Lysergic acid diethyl-amide (LSD)
Question:
10. Do schedule I drugs have FDA-recognized therapeutic use?
Answer:
No, they have no currently accepted medical use
Question:
11. Might Schedule 1 drugs have a therapeutic use that has not yet been recognized by the FDA? What
about the other schedules?
Answer:
Everything but schedule 1 might have a therapeutic use as recognized by the FDA
Question:
12. What are four different reasons why an athlete may take a drug?
Answer:
-Legitimate therapeutic use (prescription drug),
-Performance continuation (treatment of an injury),
-Recreational / Social use (legal and illegal),
-Performance enhancement
Question:
13. According to WADA what substances are prohibited at all times?
Answer:
-S.0 Any pharmacological substance not approved for human therapeutic use
-S.1 Anabolic agents
-S.2 Peptide hormones, growth factors, and related substances
-S.3 Beta-2 agonists (bronchodilators)
-S.4 Hormone and metabolic modulators
-S.5 Diuretics and masking agents
Question:
14. According to WADA what methods are prohibited?
Answer:
-M.1 Manipulation of blood and blood components
-M.2 Chemical and physical manipulation
-M.3 Gene doping
, Question:
15. According to WADA what substances are prohibited in competition?
Answer:
-S.6 Stimulants
-S.7 Narcotics
-S.8 Cannabinoids
-S.9 Glucocorticosteroids
Question:
16. According to WADA what substance is allowed in certain "sports" like darts but prohibited in most
others?
Answer:
-P.1 Beta blockers
-(Alcohol was eliminated this past year)
Question:
17. What is human performance?
Answer:
"Mechanical resistance and distance per unit time" includes human, task and environmental factors, all
interrelated.
Question:
18. What is the definition of an ergogenic aid or factor?
Answer:
An aid that increases the potential for work output and thus, human performance
Question:
19. Mechanical Aids
Answer:
Increases energy efficiency
-Allowed: Nike light weight racing shoes
-Disallowed: Full-body swimsuits [banned after 200 records fell in 2009])
Question:
20. Psychological Aids
Answer:
Increases mental strength
-Allowed: Hypnosis, relaxation yoga, and music, etc.
-Disallowed: Not surprisingly, none of these techniques have ever been banned from sports.
Question:
21. Physiological Aids
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. WHAT IS A PER- FORMANCE EN- HANCING DRUG & ERGOGENIC AID?
Answer:
1
Question:
2. What nation had more than 25% of its athletes denied from competing in the Rio Summer Olympics for
doping?
Answer:
Russia
Question:
3. Under what moniker did athletes from this same country compete in the "2020" Tokyo Olympics?
Answer:
Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) but using same colors as Russia
Question:
4. What is a drug?
Answer:
a substance that has a physiological effect when introduced into the body
-Textbook: Drugs are chemical substances that, by interaction with biological targets, can alter the
biochemical systems of the body.
-In pharmacy, a drug, also called a medication or medicine, is a chemical substance used to treat, cure,
prevent, or diagnose a disease or to promote well-being.
Question:
5. What are some of the biological targets that drugs act upon?
Answer:
Question:
6. What are the four different ways that a drug can be named?
Answer:
Chemical name, generic name (international nonproprietary name), proprietary name (manufacturer's
name; brand name), mechanism of action
-the chemical and generic names NEVER change
Question:
7. In regard to performance enhancing drugs, are there specific drugs that enhance all sports or are they
fairly specific to certain sports? Can you name some mentioned in the lecture and which sports that might
enhance an athlete's performance?
Answer:
,Question:
8. What is meant by an "off-target effect" of a drug?
Answer:
When a drug has another application outside of its intended therapeutic usage.
Question:
9. Which schedule (class) of drug is most addictive (I - V)?
Answer:
Schedule 1 drugs are the most addictive --ex. heroin, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy),
Lysergic acid diethyl-amide (LSD)
Question:
10. Do schedule I drugs have FDA-recognized therapeutic use?
Answer:
No, they have no currently accepted medical use
Question:
11. Might Schedule 1 drugs have a therapeutic use that has not yet been recognized by the FDA? What
about the other schedules?
Answer:
Everything but schedule 1 might have a therapeutic use as recognized by the FDA
Question:
12. What are four different reasons why an athlete may take a drug?
Answer:
-Legitimate therapeutic use (prescription drug),
-Performance continuation (treatment of an injury),
-Recreational / Social use (legal and illegal),
-Performance enhancement
Question:
13. According to WADA what substances are prohibited at all times?
Answer:
-S.0 Any pharmacological substance not approved for human therapeutic use
-S.1 Anabolic agents
-S.2 Peptide hormones, growth factors, and related substances
-S.3 Beta-2 agonists (bronchodilators)
-S.4 Hormone and metabolic modulators
-S.5 Diuretics and masking agents
Question:
14. According to WADA what methods are prohibited?
Answer:
-M.1 Manipulation of blood and blood components
-M.2 Chemical and physical manipulation
-M.3 Gene doping
, Question:
15. According to WADA what substances are prohibited in competition?
Answer:
-S.6 Stimulants
-S.7 Narcotics
-S.8 Cannabinoids
-S.9 Glucocorticosteroids
Question:
16. According to WADA what substance is allowed in certain "sports" like darts but prohibited in most
others?
Answer:
-P.1 Beta blockers
-(Alcohol was eliminated this past year)
Question:
17. What is human performance?
Answer:
"Mechanical resistance and distance per unit time" includes human, task and environmental factors, all
interrelated.
Question:
18. What is the definition of an ergogenic aid or factor?
Answer:
An aid that increases the potential for work output and thus, human performance
Question:
19. Mechanical Aids
Answer:
Increases energy efficiency
-Allowed: Nike light weight racing shoes
-Disallowed: Full-body swimsuits [banned after 200 records fell in 2009])
Question:
20. Psychological Aids
Answer:
Increases mental strength
-Allowed: Hypnosis, relaxation yoga, and music, etc.
-Disallowed: Not surprisingly, none of these techniques have ever been banned from sports.
Question:
21. Physiological Aids
