PHAR 100 | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: Drugs
A: substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind.
Any substance received by a biological system that is not received for nutritive purposes.
Q2: Pharmacology
A: study of drugs/ the science of drugs
Q3: historical influences on pharmacology
A: 1. ancient civilizations
2. poisons
3. religion
Q4: Ancient Chinese role in pharmacology
A: earliest recorded drug experiments come from China in 2700 BC. Drugs classified
according to taste
Q5: Ancient Egyptian influence on pharmacology
A: history recorded on papyri. The Ebers Papyrus (1500 BCE) was a textbook of drug use for
medical students
,Q6: Ebers Papyrus
A: An Egyptian document, dated approximately 1500 B.C., containing more than eight
hundred prescriptions for common ailments and diseases
Q7: Shen Nung
A: Father of Chinese Medicine, emperor who classified all drugs according to taste
Q8: Ancient Greek influence on pharmacology
A: 380 BCE, Theophrastus wrote a textbook on therapeutics
includes detailed information on opium
obtained this material from the opium poppy
Q9: Theophrastus
A: Third century BC Greek philosopher and naturalist. Wrote a textbook on therapeutics
including information on opium
,Q10: Aristotle
A: A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with
Plato. Taught Theophrastus
Q11: Opium
A: substance derived from the opium poppy from which all narcotic drugs are derived
Q12: The influence of religion on pharmacology
A: Medicine men acted as both physicians and priests. plants containing Intoxicating
substances were used to alter the state of consciousness and facilitate communication
with their gods. Therapy heavily influenced by religion and magic.
Q13: Mescaline
A: natural hallucinogen derived from the peyote cactus buttons. Causes hallucinations, a
feeling of wellbeing, and distortion of perception (similar to effects of LSD)
, Q14: LSD
A: a powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid (lysergic acid diethylamide). Causes
hallucinations, a feeling of wellbeing and distortion of perception. Synthesis based on
structure of ergot alkaloids
Q15: The influence of poisons on pharmacology
A: According to the 16th c. Swiss physician Paracelsus, "All substances are poisons, there is
none which is not a poison"
Q16: Curare
A: Used by indigenous people of the amazon, arrows dipped in it. Acts upon voluntary
muscles causing paralysis and death.
Eventually used by anesthetists during surgery, a small dose given to relax muscles
facilitating surgeon's work
Q17: Ergot poisoning symptoms
A: restricted blood flow to limbs (limbs become black and die off), hallucinogenic, mental
frenzy, violent contractions of the uterus (small amount could be useful in hastening
labour)
two active principles isolated for drug use
Q1: Drugs
A: substances other than food that change the structure or function of the body or mind.
Any substance received by a biological system that is not received for nutritive purposes.
Q2: Pharmacology
A: study of drugs/ the science of drugs
Q3: historical influences on pharmacology
A: 1. ancient civilizations
2. poisons
3. religion
Q4: Ancient Chinese role in pharmacology
A: earliest recorded drug experiments come from China in 2700 BC. Drugs classified
according to taste
Q5: Ancient Egyptian influence on pharmacology
A: history recorded on papyri. The Ebers Papyrus (1500 BCE) was a textbook of drug use for
medical students
,Q6: Ebers Papyrus
A: An Egyptian document, dated approximately 1500 B.C., containing more than eight
hundred prescriptions for common ailments and diseases
Q7: Shen Nung
A: Father of Chinese Medicine, emperor who classified all drugs according to taste
Q8: Ancient Greek influence on pharmacology
A: 380 BCE, Theophrastus wrote a textbook on therapeutics
includes detailed information on opium
obtained this material from the opium poppy
Q9: Theophrastus
A: Third century BC Greek philosopher and naturalist. Wrote a textbook on therapeutics
including information on opium
,Q10: Aristotle
A: A Greek Philosopher, taught Alexander the Great, started a famous school, studied with
Plato. Taught Theophrastus
Q11: Opium
A: substance derived from the opium poppy from which all narcotic drugs are derived
Q12: The influence of religion on pharmacology
A: Medicine men acted as both physicians and priests. plants containing Intoxicating
substances were used to alter the state of consciousness and facilitate communication
with their gods. Therapy heavily influenced by religion and magic.
Q13: Mescaline
A: natural hallucinogen derived from the peyote cactus buttons. Causes hallucinations, a
feeling of wellbeing, and distortion of perception (similar to effects of LSD)
, Q14: LSD
A: a powerful hallucinogenic drug; also known as acid (lysergic acid diethylamide). Causes
hallucinations, a feeling of wellbeing and distortion of perception. Synthesis based on
structure of ergot alkaloids
Q15: The influence of poisons on pharmacology
A: According to the 16th c. Swiss physician Paracelsus, "All substances are poisons, there is
none which is not a poison"
Q16: Curare
A: Used by indigenous people of the amazon, arrows dipped in it. Acts upon voluntary
muscles causing paralysis and death.
Eventually used by anesthetists during surgery, a small dose given to relax muscles
facilitating surgeon's work
Q17: Ergot poisoning symptoms
A: restricted blood flow to limbs (limbs become black and die off), hallucinogenic, mental
frenzy, violent contractions of the uterus (small amount could be useful in hastening
labour)
two active principles isolated for drug use
