Pharmacology NUR334 Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER -The process by which drugs are absorbed,
distributed within the body, metabolized, and excreted
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER -The process by which a medication works on
the body
Therapeutic class - CORRECT ANSWER -Refers to the clinical indication for the drug or
therapeutic action (e.g., analgesic, antibiotic, or antihypertensive).
Pharmacological class - CORRECT ANSWER -determined by the way a drug works at the
molecular, tissue, or body system level
Prototypes - CORRECT ANSWER -an example of a concept that best exemplifies that
concept
Chemical name - CORRECT ANSWER -The name that describes the chemical
composition and molecular structure of a drug
Generic name - CORRECT ANSWER -the original designation that a drug is given when
the drug company that developed it applies for the approval process
ONLY ONE NAME
ex = acetaminophen
Trade name - CORRECT ANSWER -The commercial name given to a drug product by its
manufacturer; also called the proprietary name
MANY NAMES
, ex = Tylenol
Excretion - CORRECT ANSWER -elimination of drugs from the body
Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER -- occurs mostly in the liver
- the process by which a drug is converted to a less active form, more polar form, the drug is
broken down through enzymatically mediated alteration of drug structure
Biotransformation - CORRECT ANSWER -the process in which enzymes convert a drug
into a metabolite that is more soluble within the human body
Absorption - CORRECT ANSWER -Movement of a drug from its site of administration
into the bloodstream for distribution to the tissues
Distribution - CORRECT ANSWER -- transportation of a drug from bloodstream to its
site of action
- it's carried to the most vascular organs (liver, kidneys, and brain) first
Bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWER -A measure of the extent of drug absorption for a
given drug and route (from 0% to 100%).
hepatic portal system - CORRECT ANSWER -blood leaving capillary beds in the walls of
the gut passes through the hepatic portal vein before reaching the capillary beds in the liver
Half-life - CORRECT ANSWER -the time required for half of an administered dose of the
drug to be eliminated by the body, or the time it takes for the blood level of a drug to be reduced
by 50%
Peak - CORRECT ANSWER -the highest concentration of a drug in the bloodstream
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Pharmacokinetics - CORRECT ANSWER -The process by which drugs are absorbed,
distributed within the body, metabolized, and excreted
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER -The process by which a medication works on
the body
Therapeutic class - CORRECT ANSWER -Refers to the clinical indication for the drug or
therapeutic action (e.g., analgesic, antibiotic, or antihypertensive).
Pharmacological class - CORRECT ANSWER -determined by the way a drug works at the
molecular, tissue, or body system level
Prototypes - CORRECT ANSWER -an example of a concept that best exemplifies that
concept
Chemical name - CORRECT ANSWER -The name that describes the chemical
composition and molecular structure of a drug
Generic name - CORRECT ANSWER -the original designation that a drug is given when
the drug company that developed it applies for the approval process
ONLY ONE NAME
ex = acetaminophen
Trade name - CORRECT ANSWER -The commercial name given to a drug product by its
manufacturer; also called the proprietary name
MANY NAMES
, ex = Tylenol
Excretion - CORRECT ANSWER -elimination of drugs from the body
Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER -- occurs mostly in the liver
- the process by which a drug is converted to a less active form, more polar form, the drug is
broken down through enzymatically mediated alteration of drug structure
Biotransformation - CORRECT ANSWER -the process in which enzymes convert a drug
into a metabolite that is more soluble within the human body
Absorption - CORRECT ANSWER -Movement of a drug from its site of administration
into the bloodstream for distribution to the tissues
Distribution - CORRECT ANSWER -- transportation of a drug from bloodstream to its
site of action
- it's carried to the most vascular organs (liver, kidneys, and brain) first
Bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWER -A measure of the extent of drug absorption for a
given drug and route (from 0% to 100%).
hepatic portal system - CORRECT ANSWER -blood leaving capillary beds in the walls of
the gut passes through the hepatic portal vein before reaching the capillary beds in the liver
Half-life - CORRECT ANSWER -the time required for half of an administered dose of the
drug to be eliminated by the body, or the time it takes for the blood level of a drug to be reduced
by 50%
Peak - CORRECT ANSWER -the highest concentration of a drug in the bloodstream
