Pharmacology Final Exam (Questions from
quizzes) Questions & Answers/ Latest Updated
2025
140 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
AGRADE
While pharmacokinetics describes how the body deals with drugs, _______ describes
how drug molecules interact with their targets. - ANSWER>> Pharmodynamics
Ionization of a drug depends upon the _______ of the solution and the _______ of the
drug. - ANSWER>> pH; pKa
Which of the following about drug clearance by first-order kinetics false? - ANSWER>
>
Molecules of drug are cleared at a constant rate regardless of drug concentration.
After drug administration has occurred, the amount of drug in the blood that is free to
bind at specific target sites is/are referred to as - ANSWER>> bioavailability
Which of the following about water soluble metabolites formed in the liver is false? -
ANSWER>> They may return to the circulation and act on target tissues.
The absorption of a drug depends on all of the following except -ANSWER>> body
temperature
Because of _______, antidepressants known as monoamine oxidase inhibitors can
cause cardiac arrhythmias and high blood pressure in patients that consume foods high
in tyramine. - ANSWER>> enzyme inhibition
Repeated use of many psychoactive drugs can cause _______, which can speed up the
rate of biotransformation of these drugs as well as others. -ANSWER>> enzyme
induction
While most _______ receptors are membrane-bound, many _______ receptors are
intracellular. - ANSWER>> neurotransmitter; hormone
Which of the following about depot binding is false? - ANSWER>> It increases the
, concentration of drug at its site of action by releasing large quantities at once.
Mitochondria are responsible for generating _______ for the cell in the form of _______.
- Energy;
ATPANSWER>>
Neuronal cell membranes are associated with all of the following proteins except -
ANSWER>>
microtubules
Clusters of cell bodies in the CNS are called _______ and their associated bundles of
axons are called _______. - ANSWER>> nuclei; tracts
What kind of information is carried by the ventral roots of the spinal cord? -
ANSWER>> Motor information to the muscles
Neurons responsible for converting environmental stimuli into neural signals are known
as - sensory
neurons ANSWER>>
Proteins, such as receptors and enzymes, are synthesized in the cytoplasm of the soma
in a process called - ANSWER>> translation
Which of the following statements about action potentials is false? -
Extreme excitation will result in a very large
ANSWER>> action potential.
_______ are long strands of DNA divided into smaller portions called _______, which
code for specific proteins. - ANSWER>> Chromosomes; genes
The function of the axon is to transmit the _______, generated at the _______, to the
terminals. - ANSWER>> action potential; axon hillock
At the equilibrium potential, the two forces acting on ions are in balance. These forces
are the _______ and the _______. - ANSWER>> concentration gradient; electrostatic
gradient
quizzes) Questions & Answers/ Latest Updated
2025
140 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
AGRADE
While pharmacokinetics describes how the body deals with drugs, _______ describes
how drug molecules interact with their targets. - ANSWER>> Pharmodynamics
Ionization of a drug depends upon the _______ of the solution and the _______ of the
drug. - ANSWER>> pH; pKa
Which of the following about drug clearance by first-order kinetics false? - ANSWER>
>
Molecules of drug are cleared at a constant rate regardless of drug concentration.
After drug administration has occurred, the amount of drug in the blood that is free to
bind at specific target sites is/are referred to as - ANSWER>> bioavailability
Which of the following about water soluble metabolites formed in the liver is false? -
ANSWER>> They may return to the circulation and act on target tissues.
The absorption of a drug depends on all of the following except -ANSWER>> body
temperature
Because of _______, antidepressants known as monoamine oxidase inhibitors can
cause cardiac arrhythmias and high blood pressure in patients that consume foods high
in tyramine. - ANSWER>> enzyme inhibition
Repeated use of many psychoactive drugs can cause _______, which can speed up the
rate of biotransformation of these drugs as well as others. -ANSWER>> enzyme
induction
While most _______ receptors are membrane-bound, many _______ receptors are
intracellular. - ANSWER>> neurotransmitter; hormone
Which of the following about depot binding is false? - ANSWER>> It increases the
, concentration of drug at its site of action by releasing large quantities at once.
Mitochondria are responsible for generating _______ for the cell in the form of _______.
- Energy;
ATPANSWER>>
Neuronal cell membranes are associated with all of the following proteins except -
ANSWER>>
microtubules
Clusters of cell bodies in the CNS are called _______ and their associated bundles of
axons are called _______. - ANSWER>> nuclei; tracts
What kind of information is carried by the ventral roots of the spinal cord? -
ANSWER>> Motor information to the muscles
Neurons responsible for converting environmental stimuli into neural signals are known
as - sensory
neurons ANSWER>>
Proteins, such as receptors and enzymes, are synthesized in the cytoplasm of the soma
in a process called - ANSWER>> translation
Which of the following statements about action potentials is false? -
Extreme excitation will result in a very large
ANSWER>> action potential.
_______ are long strands of DNA divided into smaller portions called _______, which
code for specific proteins. - ANSWER>> Chromosomes; genes
The function of the axon is to transmit the _______, generated at the _______, to the
terminals. - ANSWER>> action potential; axon hillock
At the equilibrium potential, the two forces acting on ions are in balance. These forces
are the _______ and the _______. - ANSWER>> concentration gradient; electrostatic
gradient
