WGU C458 HEALTH,WELLNESS AND FITNESS (OA)OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT EXAM ACTUAL TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ( PROFESSOR VERIFIED)||ALREADY GRADED A+
Amphetamines -CORRECT ANSWERUppers, stimulants. Legitimate and useful medical
applications, but often abused. Example Ritalin for ADHD. Adderall for obesity, ADHD and
narcolepsy.
Ecstasy -CORRECT ANSWERMDMA. Club drug often used at all night dance parties (raves).
Stimulant that increases heart rate and blood pressure and can lead to heart or kidney failure;
regular use produces long-lasting, perhaps permanent, damage to your brains ability to think
and store memories.
Hallucinogens -CORRECT ANSWERSubstances that occur naturally or produce synthetically
that distort user's perception of reality; cause sensory illusions that make it difficult to
distinguish fact from fantasy. Example: LSD, peyote, PCP.
Barbiturates -CORRECT ANSWERHistorically represented one of nations biggest drug abuse
problems. Generally known as downers, often taken as a way of escaping problems of daily
living. Effects range from person feeling drowsy, uninhibited, and intoxicated to intoxication and
staggering as if drunk, slurred speech, confused.
Nicotine -CORRECT ANSWERFound in tobacco. Potent parasympathetic alkaloid, stimulant
drug, addictive. Associated with cardiovascular disease, potential birth defects, and poisoning.
Associated with cancer.
Suppositories -CORRECT ANSWERDrug delivery system inserted into rectum, vagina, or
urethra where it dissolves or melts and is absorbed into the bloodstream.
,Diuretics -CORRECT ANSWERPromotes production of urine. Used for high blood pressure.
Often used by bulimics for weight loss.
Intravenous injection -CORRECT ANSWERA route of drug administration directly into the
bloodstream through a vein. Yield sstrongest and most rapid effact but is most dangerous due
to risk of infection, vein collapse, or overdose.
Intramuscular injection -CORRECT ANSWERA route of drug administration; injected into
the muscle.
Drug abuse -CORRECT ANSWERGenerally refers to chronic, excessive use of a drug. May
also refer to a person's intent.
Drug inhibition (receptor site) -CORRECT ANSWER
THC -CORRECT ANSWERActive ingredient in marijuana. Connects to nerve cell sites and
brain called cannabinoid receptors and influences the activity of those cells. Influences pleasure,
memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement.
Increases risk of heart attack. Increases risk of cancer. Can lead to depression anxiety and
personality disturbances. Causes birth defects. Can be used for medical purposes: glaucoma,
Chemotherapy cause to nausea and vomiting, appetite stimulant, antiasthmatic, seizures,
muscle relaxant action.
Receptor sites (of a drug) -CORRECT ANSWERTarget cells for drugs.
OTC drugs -CORRECT ANSWEROver-the-counter drugs; such as, cough medicine, pain
medication, allergy medication that don't require prescriptions.
Tolerance -CORRECT ANSWERSome drugs are used frequently, large doses are required to
maintain the same effect
, Anabolic steroids -CORRECT ANSWERSynthetic variant of the male sex hormone
testosterone
Opioids -CORRECT ANSWERSubstances that act on the nervous system, medications that
are artificially made, reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affect those
brain areas controlling emotion which diminishes the effects of a painful stimulus; Morphine,
tramadol, oxycodone, methadone
Endorphins -CORRECT ANSWEREndogenous opioid neuropeptides. Produced by central
nervous system and pituitary gland. Released during exercise, interact with the receptors in
your brain to reduce perception of pain, trigger positive body feeling, similar to morphine
GRASE list (FDA) -CORRECT ANSWERGenerally recognized as safe by the FDA for use in food
and drugs
Epinephrine -CORRECT ANSWERSometimes called adrenaline; secreted by the adrenal
medulla; stimulation of the meulla by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous
system causes release of hormones, especially epinephrine, into the blood to initiate short-term
fight or flight response to stress
Synergism -CORRECT ANSWERCombined action of drugs is greater than the sum of the
effects of anyone drug taking a loan. For example, some drugs potentiate or increase the effects
of another drug.
Prostaglandin inhibitors -CORRECT ANSWERNSAIDs. Medications that act on
prostaglandins, compounds that regulate muscle contractions.
Benzodiazepines -CORRECT ANSWERClass of psychoactive drug; court chemical structure is
fusion of benzene ring and a diazepine ring. Examples: diazepam (Valium), alpazolam (Xanax),
clonazepam (klonopin), Lorazepam (Ativan), MIdazolam
ASSESSMENT EXAM ACTUAL TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS ( PROFESSOR VERIFIED)||ALREADY GRADED A+
Amphetamines -CORRECT ANSWERUppers, stimulants. Legitimate and useful medical
applications, but often abused. Example Ritalin for ADHD. Adderall for obesity, ADHD and
narcolepsy.
Ecstasy -CORRECT ANSWERMDMA. Club drug often used at all night dance parties (raves).
Stimulant that increases heart rate and blood pressure and can lead to heart or kidney failure;
regular use produces long-lasting, perhaps permanent, damage to your brains ability to think
and store memories.
Hallucinogens -CORRECT ANSWERSubstances that occur naturally or produce synthetically
that distort user's perception of reality; cause sensory illusions that make it difficult to
distinguish fact from fantasy. Example: LSD, peyote, PCP.
Barbiturates -CORRECT ANSWERHistorically represented one of nations biggest drug abuse
problems. Generally known as downers, often taken as a way of escaping problems of daily
living. Effects range from person feeling drowsy, uninhibited, and intoxicated to intoxication and
staggering as if drunk, slurred speech, confused.
Nicotine -CORRECT ANSWERFound in tobacco. Potent parasympathetic alkaloid, stimulant
drug, addictive. Associated with cardiovascular disease, potential birth defects, and poisoning.
Associated with cancer.
Suppositories -CORRECT ANSWERDrug delivery system inserted into rectum, vagina, or
urethra where it dissolves or melts and is absorbed into the bloodstream.
,Diuretics -CORRECT ANSWERPromotes production of urine. Used for high blood pressure.
Often used by bulimics for weight loss.
Intravenous injection -CORRECT ANSWERA route of drug administration directly into the
bloodstream through a vein. Yield sstrongest and most rapid effact but is most dangerous due
to risk of infection, vein collapse, or overdose.
Intramuscular injection -CORRECT ANSWERA route of drug administration; injected into
the muscle.
Drug abuse -CORRECT ANSWERGenerally refers to chronic, excessive use of a drug. May
also refer to a person's intent.
Drug inhibition (receptor site) -CORRECT ANSWER
THC -CORRECT ANSWERActive ingredient in marijuana. Connects to nerve cell sites and
brain called cannabinoid receptors and influences the activity of those cells. Influences pleasure,
memory, thought, concentration, sensory and time perception, and coordinated movement.
Increases risk of heart attack. Increases risk of cancer. Can lead to depression anxiety and
personality disturbances. Causes birth defects. Can be used for medical purposes: glaucoma,
Chemotherapy cause to nausea and vomiting, appetite stimulant, antiasthmatic, seizures,
muscle relaxant action.
Receptor sites (of a drug) -CORRECT ANSWERTarget cells for drugs.
OTC drugs -CORRECT ANSWEROver-the-counter drugs; such as, cough medicine, pain
medication, allergy medication that don't require prescriptions.
Tolerance -CORRECT ANSWERSome drugs are used frequently, large doses are required to
maintain the same effect
, Anabolic steroids -CORRECT ANSWERSynthetic variant of the male sex hormone
testosterone
Opioids -CORRECT ANSWERSubstances that act on the nervous system, medications that
are artificially made, reduce the intensity of pain signals reaching the brain and affect those
brain areas controlling emotion which diminishes the effects of a painful stimulus; Morphine,
tramadol, oxycodone, methadone
Endorphins -CORRECT ANSWEREndogenous opioid neuropeptides. Produced by central
nervous system and pituitary gland. Released during exercise, interact with the receptors in
your brain to reduce perception of pain, trigger positive body feeling, similar to morphine
GRASE list (FDA) -CORRECT ANSWERGenerally recognized as safe by the FDA for use in food
and drugs
Epinephrine -CORRECT ANSWERSometimes called adrenaline; secreted by the adrenal
medulla; stimulation of the meulla by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous
system causes release of hormones, especially epinephrine, into the blood to initiate short-term
fight or flight response to stress
Synergism -CORRECT ANSWERCombined action of drugs is greater than the sum of the
effects of anyone drug taking a loan. For example, some drugs potentiate or increase the effects
of another drug.
Prostaglandin inhibitors -CORRECT ANSWERNSAIDs. Medications that act on
prostaglandins, compounds that regulate muscle contractions.
Benzodiazepines -CORRECT ANSWERClass of psychoactive drug; court chemical structure is
fusion of benzene ring and a diazepine ring. Examples: diazepam (Valium), alpazolam (Xanax),
clonazepam (klonopin), Lorazepam (Ativan), MIdazolam
