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Pharmacology Clear And Simple: A Guide To Drug Classifications
And Dosage Calculations 4th Edition By Cynthia J. Watkins
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,Chapter 01
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The Greek word pharmakon means which of the following?
a. Medicine c. Remedy
b. Poison d. Medicine, poison, and remedy
2. The Dutch word droog means which of the following?
a. Drop c. Dry
b. Drug d. Dirge
3. Most ancient societies treated illness based on which of the following?
a. Visions received by medicine men c. Religion
b. Trial and error d. Animal sacrifice
4. Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of the following?
a. Plants c. Animal products
b. Minerals d. Plants, minerals, and animal products
5. What did the Chinese document The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic discuss for the first time?
a. Yin and yang c. Meditation
b. Acupuncture d. Yin and yang and acupuncture
6. The first Chinese manual on pharmacology included 365 medicines and was written in which of the
following centuries?
a. 1st century CE c. 3rd century CE
b. 2nd century CE d. 4th century CE
7. The Ebers Papyrus is which of the following?
a. An Iranian medical text written approximately 400 BCE
b. An Egyptian medical document written approximately 1550 BCE
c. An Eskimo medical paper written approximately 750 BCE
d. A Roman medical document written approximately 600 BCE
8. The Ebers Papyrus contains which of the following?
a. Recipes for treating a variety of illnesses
b. The first detailed drawing of the human anatomy
c. Journal entries of early healers
d. Death records
9. Al-Razi, an Iranian, wrote a 20-volume medical book named which of the following?
a. Hawi-Al c. Al-Hawi
b. Rad-Mal d. Mal-Rad
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, 10. Examples of healers include all of the following except:
a. Wise men
b. Shamans
c. Medicine men and women
d. Tiki men
e. Witch doctors
11. What event marked the beginning of modern pharmacology?
a. Chemists isolating pure chemicals from plants
b. The discovery of microorganisms
c. The ability to create medication in a laboratory setting
d. Mass production of medication
12. The main cause of death of U.S. soldiers during World War I was which of the following?
a. Infection c. Combat injuries
b. Accidents d. Infection and accidents
13. What obstacle needed to be overcome to provide penicillin to soldiers during World War II?
a. The high cost of the drug
b. Transportation of the drug
c. Production of penicillin in large enough quantities
d. Education of doctors about penicillin
14. The science of altering the source of drugs, allowing more to be produced or creating different
variations of the source, is known as which of the following?
a. Genetic engineering c. Medication manipulation
b. Pharmacological engineering d. Pharmacological harvesting
15. Pharmacological advances in the 21st century include which of the following?
a. Gene splicing
b. Pharmacogenetics
c. Plant hybrid development
d. Gene splicing, pharmacogenetics, and plant hybrid development
16. What plant is the source of most estrogen hormone replacements?
a. Yams c. Acorn squash
b. Carrots d. Broccoli
17. What animals are a source of insulin?
a. Cows
b. Horses
c. Pigs
d. Sheep
e. Both cows and pigs
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