HMX Pharmacology Latest Exam
The esophagous is a flattened muscular tube approximately ___ cm in length in adults.
(Basics) - Answer 25 cm
The stomach has a ph between __ and __. (Basics) - Answer 1.5 and 3.5
Length small intestine in adults (Basics) - Answer 5 m
The large intestine is a tube about ___ m in length in adults. (Basics) - Answer 1.5 m
Oral medication: A ___ is a liquid mixture that contains small, solid drug particles
floating inside. (Basics) - Answer Suspension
Oral medication: A __ is a liquid mixture in which the drug particles are fully dissolved in
a solvent. (Basics) - Answer Solution
An __ is a drug dissolved in an alcohol. an elixir is a drug dissolved in an alcohol.
(Basics) - Answer Elixir
A __ is a drug dissolved in a sugar based liquid. (Basics) - Answer Syrup
The __ is the circulation of blood from the abdominal organs to the liver, which
detoxifies substances entering the body from the GI tract. (Basics) - Answer portal
circulation
This portal circulation passes from the veins surrounding the GI tract into the__, which
delivers blood to the liver. Finally, the veins draining the liver deliver blood into the
hepatic vein which returns the blood, via the ___, to the heart and eventually into the
systemic circulation. (Basics) - Answer hepatic portal vein/ inferior vena cava
A chemical reaction where two molecules covalently join, resulting in the loss of a small
molecule of water. (Basics) - Answer condensation reaction
A chemical reaction where a molecule of water is incorporated into another molecule,
which is consequently split into two parts. (Basics) - Answer hydrolisis reaction
Hydrolysis reactions are catalyzed by a broad class of enzymes called hydrolases,
which includes __, __, __ (Basics) - Answer lipases, proteases, and nucleases.
, A chemical reaction in which a small, polar, endogenous molecule is joined to another
molecule. (Basics) - Answer conjugation
Reduction and oxidation reactions involve the transfer of electrons. In __ reaction , a
molecule loses electrons (Basics) - Answer oxidation
Reduction and oxidation reactions involve the transfer of electrons. In __ reaction, a
molecule gains electrons (Basics) - Answer reduction
The cells that line the intestines are referred to as the__ which have a specialized role
in the absorption of nutrients (Basics) - Answer intestinal epithelial cells
The kidneys filter the blood and produce a __ which is similar in composition to plasma.
It is this filtrate that will, after modification by the functional units of the kidneys, form the
urine. (Basics) - Answer filtrate
One of the main difference between the plasma and the filtrate is that the filtrate has no
__ since they are too large to pass from the plasma to the filtrate when blood is filtered
in the kidneys (Basics) - Answer proteins
Nephores are between the __ and the __ of the kidney (Basics) - Answer cortex and the
medula
On avarage there are __ nephrones per kidney per adult (Basics) - Answer 1,400, 000
The plasma enters the nephron through the __ (Basics) - Answer afferent arteriole
All filtrate from the nephron will eventually be transported through the collecting duct
into the __, which drains the filtrate out of the kidney into the ureter. (Basics) - Answer
renal pelvis
Small molecule drugs are defined by having a molecular mass of ____ Daltons or less -
Answer 900 daltons
Small molecule drugs are typically given __ - Answer orally
The amount of drug that is available in the systemic circulation - Answer Bioavailable
Pharmacokinetics involves these processes: (ADME) - Answer Absorption, distribution,
metabolism, excretion
The maximum concentration of drug achieved in the bloodstream is called: __ - Answer
Cmax
__ is the time when the maximum concentration of a drug is archived - Answer Tmax
The esophagous is a flattened muscular tube approximately ___ cm in length in adults.
(Basics) - Answer 25 cm
The stomach has a ph between __ and __. (Basics) - Answer 1.5 and 3.5
Length small intestine in adults (Basics) - Answer 5 m
The large intestine is a tube about ___ m in length in adults. (Basics) - Answer 1.5 m
Oral medication: A ___ is a liquid mixture that contains small, solid drug particles
floating inside. (Basics) - Answer Suspension
Oral medication: A __ is a liquid mixture in which the drug particles are fully dissolved in
a solvent. (Basics) - Answer Solution
An __ is a drug dissolved in an alcohol. an elixir is a drug dissolved in an alcohol.
(Basics) - Answer Elixir
A __ is a drug dissolved in a sugar based liquid. (Basics) - Answer Syrup
The __ is the circulation of blood from the abdominal organs to the liver, which
detoxifies substances entering the body from the GI tract. (Basics) - Answer portal
circulation
This portal circulation passes from the veins surrounding the GI tract into the__, which
delivers blood to the liver. Finally, the veins draining the liver deliver blood into the
hepatic vein which returns the blood, via the ___, to the heart and eventually into the
systemic circulation. (Basics) - Answer hepatic portal vein/ inferior vena cava
A chemical reaction where two molecules covalently join, resulting in the loss of a small
molecule of water. (Basics) - Answer condensation reaction
A chemical reaction where a molecule of water is incorporated into another molecule,
which is consequently split into two parts. (Basics) - Answer hydrolisis reaction
Hydrolysis reactions are catalyzed by a broad class of enzymes called hydrolases,
which includes __, __, __ (Basics) - Answer lipases, proteases, and nucleases.
, A chemical reaction in which a small, polar, endogenous molecule is joined to another
molecule. (Basics) - Answer conjugation
Reduction and oxidation reactions involve the transfer of electrons. In __ reaction , a
molecule loses electrons (Basics) - Answer oxidation
Reduction and oxidation reactions involve the transfer of electrons. In __ reaction, a
molecule gains electrons (Basics) - Answer reduction
The cells that line the intestines are referred to as the__ which have a specialized role
in the absorption of nutrients (Basics) - Answer intestinal epithelial cells
The kidneys filter the blood and produce a __ which is similar in composition to plasma.
It is this filtrate that will, after modification by the functional units of the kidneys, form the
urine. (Basics) - Answer filtrate
One of the main difference between the plasma and the filtrate is that the filtrate has no
__ since they are too large to pass from the plasma to the filtrate when blood is filtered
in the kidneys (Basics) - Answer proteins
Nephores are between the __ and the __ of the kidney (Basics) - Answer cortex and the
medula
On avarage there are __ nephrones per kidney per adult (Basics) - Answer 1,400, 000
The plasma enters the nephron through the __ (Basics) - Answer afferent arteriole
All filtrate from the nephron will eventually be transported through the collecting duct
into the __, which drains the filtrate out of the kidney into the ureter. (Basics) - Answer
renal pelvis
Small molecule drugs are defined by having a molecular mass of ____ Daltons or less -
Answer 900 daltons
Small molecule drugs are typically given __ - Answer orally
The amount of drug that is available in the systemic circulation - Answer Bioavailable
Pharmacokinetics involves these processes: (ADME) - Answer Absorption, distribution,
metabolism, excretion
The maximum concentration of drug achieved in the bloodstream is called: __ - Answer
Cmax
__ is the time when the maximum concentration of a drug is archived - Answer Tmax
