HLTH 501 Chp. 1-8 Test Review
What is the function of the brain stem? - ✔ ✔ the brain stem
governs the muscle tone; along with the hypothalamus, it controls the
cardiovascular system
What is the threshold dose? - ✔ ✔ the smallest amount of a drug
required to produce an effect
What is considered a person's set? - ✔ ✔ the psychological state,
personality, and expectations of an individual while using drugs
Which is believed to be the oldest drug known to humans? - ✔ ✔
alcohol
Why is it speculated that the Puritans landed at Plymouth Rock? - ✔
✔ It is speculated because their supply of beer and spirits was
become depleted
Most people today who drink alcohol are what type of drinker? - ✔ ✔
social drinkers
What is distillation? - ✔ ✔ A heating process that increases alcohol
content
Moderate male drinkers have no more than how many drinks per day? -
✔ ✔
What is the general alcohol content of wine? - ✔ ✔ 8-14%
During which trimester is the fetus most susceptible to the detrimental
effects of alcohol on its development? - ✔ ✔
, What were the first tobacco products to be marketed to women? - ✔
✔ cigarettes
It takes an average of how many years after one begins smoking to
become a regular smoker? - ✔ ✔
What is the lethal dose of nicotine? - ✔ ✔ 60 mg
What are smoking-related strokes related to? - ✔ ✔ heart disease *
What is smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette called? -
✔ ✔ sidestream smoke
Nicotine patches contain how much nicotine? - ✔ ✔ 30 mg
What are chippers? - ✔ ✔ occasional drug users that aren't
addicted to it
Opiates are what type of drug? - ✔ ✔ -opiates are narcotics
-opiates refer to a family of drugs with characteristics similar to opium
and are derived from opium
-aka opiodes
Detoxification typically takes how many days? - ✔ ✔
Heroin was synthesized from which drug? - ✔ ✔ morphine
Which painkiller is referred to as "hillbilly heroin?" - ✔ ✔ oxycontin
Infants born to women who took narcotics during pregnancy
experience what symptoms? - ✔ ✔ withdrawal symptoms such as
irritability, difficulty in feeding, sweating, tremors, stuffy nose, diarrhea,
and vomiting
What is the function of the brain stem? - ✔ ✔ the brain stem
governs the muscle tone; along with the hypothalamus, it controls the
cardiovascular system
What is the threshold dose? - ✔ ✔ the smallest amount of a drug
required to produce an effect
What is considered a person's set? - ✔ ✔ the psychological state,
personality, and expectations of an individual while using drugs
Which is believed to be the oldest drug known to humans? - ✔ ✔
alcohol
Why is it speculated that the Puritans landed at Plymouth Rock? - ✔
✔ It is speculated because their supply of beer and spirits was
become depleted
Most people today who drink alcohol are what type of drinker? - ✔ ✔
social drinkers
What is distillation? - ✔ ✔ A heating process that increases alcohol
content
Moderate male drinkers have no more than how many drinks per day? -
✔ ✔
What is the general alcohol content of wine? - ✔ ✔ 8-14%
During which trimester is the fetus most susceptible to the detrimental
effects of alcohol on its development? - ✔ ✔
, What were the first tobacco products to be marketed to women? - ✔
✔ cigarettes
It takes an average of how many years after one begins smoking to
become a regular smoker? - ✔ ✔
What is the lethal dose of nicotine? - ✔ ✔ 60 mg
What are smoking-related strokes related to? - ✔ ✔ heart disease *
What is smoke that comes from the burning end of a cigarette called? -
✔ ✔ sidestream smoke
Nicotine patches contain how much nicotine? - ✔ ✔ 30 mg
What are chippers? - ✔ ✔ occasional drug users that aren't
addicted to it
Opiates are what type of drug? - ✔ ✔ -opiates are narcotics
-opiates refer to a family of drugs with characteristics similar to opium
and are derived from opium
-aka opiodes
Detoxification typically takes how many days? - ✔ ✔
Heroin was synthesized from which drug? - ✔ ✔ morphine
Which painkiller is referred to as "hillbilly heroin?" - ✔ ✔ oxycontin
Infants born to women who took narcotics during pregnancy
experience what symptoms? - ✔ ✔ withdrawal symptoms such as
irritability, difficulty in feeding, sweating, tremors, stuffy nose, diarrhea,
and vomiting
