Psy 365 Drugs and Behavior Gilbert SDSU Exam 1 | 90 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

Pharmacokinetics - The study of the movement of drugs through the body How much of the drug gets absorbed into the bloodstream if its taken orally? - 75-80% Routes of drug absorption - Orally Rectally Inhalation Transdermal Absorbed through mucus membrane Injection(intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous) Which route of absorption gets to the brain faster? - Inhalation Which route of absorption goes directly into the bloodstream? - Intravenous Which route of absorption is the slowest? - Transdermal Organ charged with drug metabolization - Liver Organ charged with drug excretion - Lungs, small intestine, kidneys Blood circulation 1 - Blood coming from the body enters the right side of the heart through the right atrium, and is then pumped into the right ventricle Blood circulation 2 - Right ventricle then pumps blood into the lungs via the pulmonary arteryBlood circulation 3 - Oxygenated blood is then pumped back into the heart through the left atrium and then into the left ventricle, which then gets pumped into the aorta Blood circulation 4 - Aorta then carries the blood to the rest of the body and the carotid artery carries blood to the brain Standard drug tests check for? - Marijuana, amphetamines, cocaine, opiates, PCP