WGU D484 PENETRATION TESTING COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Ecstasy.
Answer: MDMA. 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.
Answer: Substances 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.
Answer: Historically 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.
,Answer: Found in tobacco. Potent parasympathetic alkaloid,
stimulant drug, addictive. Associated with cardiovascular disease,
potential birth defects, and poisoning. Associated with cancer.
◉ Suppositories.
Answer: Drug delivery system inserted into rectum, vagina, or
urethra where it dissolves or melts and is absorbed into the
bloodstream.
◉ Diuretics.
Answer: Promotes production of urine. Used for high blood
pressure. Often used by bulimics for weight loss.
◉ Intravenous injection.
Answer: A 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.
Answer: A route of drug administration; injected into the muscle.
◉ Drug abuse.
, Answer: Generally refers to chronic, excessive use of a drug. May
also refer to a person's intent.
◉ Drug inhibition (receptor site).
Answer:
◉ THC.
Answer: Active 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).
Answer: Target cells for drugs.
◉ OTC drugs.
Answer: Over-the-counter drugs; such as, cough medicine, pain
medication, allergy medication that don't require prescriptions.
STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ Ecstasy.
Answer: MDMA. 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.
Answer: Substances 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.
Answer: Historically 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.
,Answer: Found in tobacco. Potent parasympathetic alkaloid,
stimulant drug, addictive. Associated with cardiovascular disease,
potential birth defects, and poisoning. Associated with cancer.
◉ Suppositories.
Answer: Drug delivery system inserted into rectum, vagina, or
urethra where it dissolves or melts and is absorbed into the
bloodstream.
◉ Diuretics.
Answer: Promotes production of urine. Used for high blood
pressure. Often used by bulimics for weight loss.
◉ Intravenous injection.
Answer: A 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.
Answer: A route of drug administration; injected into the muscle.
◉ Drug abuse.
, Answer: Generally refers to chronic, excessive use of a drug. May
also refer to a person's intent.
◉ Drug inhibition (receptor site).
Answer:
◉ THC.
Answer: Active 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).
Answer: Target cells for drugs.
◉ OTC drugs.
Answer: Over-the-counter drugs; such as, cough medicine, pain
medication, allergy medication that don't require prescriptions.
