WGU - C458 - Health, Wellness and Fitness Test Questions and
Answers Graded A+
Amphetamines - -Uppers, stimulants. Diuretics - -Promotes production of urine.
Legitimate and useful medical applications, but Used for high blood pressure. Often used by
often abused. Example Ritalin for ADHD. bulimics for weight loss.
Adderall for obesity, ADHD and narcolepsy.
Intravenous injection - -A route of drug
Ecstasy - -MDMA. Club drug often used at administration directly into the bloodstream
all night dance parties (raves). Stimulant that through a vein. Yield sstrongest and most rapid
increases heart rate and blood pressure and can effact but is most dangerous due to risk of
lead to heart or kidney failure; regular use infection, vein collapse, or overdose.
produces long-lasting, perhaps permanent,
damage to your brains ability to think and store
memories. Intramuscular injection - -A route of drug
administration; injected into the muscle.
Hallucinogens - -Substances that occur
naturally or produce synthetically that distort Drug abuse - -Generally refers to chronic,
user's perception of reality; cause sensory excessive use of a drug. May also refer to a
illusions that make it difficult to distinguish fact person's intent.
from fantasy. Example: LSD, peyote, PCP.
Drug inhibition (receptor site) - -
Barbiturates - -Historically represented one
of nations biggest drug abuse problems.
Generally known as downers, often taken as a THC - -Active ingredient in marijuana.
way of escaping problems of daily living. Effects Connects to nerve cell sites and brain called
range from person feeling drowsy, uninhibited, cannabinoid receptors and influences the activity
and intoxicated to intoxication and staggering as of those cells. Influences pleasure, memory,
if drunk, slurred speech, confused. thought, concentration, sensory and time
perception, and coordinated movement.
Increases risk of heart attack. Increases risk of
Nicotine - -Found in tobacco. Potent cancer. Can lead to depression anxiety and
parasympathetic alkaloid, stimulant drug, personality disturbances. Causes birth defects.
addictive. Associated with cardiovascular Can be used for medical purposes: glaucoma,
disease, potential birth defects, and poisoning. Chemotherapy cause to nausea and vomiting,
Associated with cancer. appetite stimulant, antiasthmatic, seizures,
muscle relaxant action.
Suppositories - -Drug delivery system
inserted into rectum, vagina, or urethra where it Receptor sites (of a drug) - -Target cells for
dissolves or melts and is absorbed into the drugs.
bloodstream.
OTC drugs - -Over-the-counter drugs; such
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, WGU - C458 - Health, Wellness and Fitness Test Questions and
Answers Graded A+
as, cough medicine, pain medication, allergy greater than the sum of the effects of anyone
medication that don't require prescriptions. drug taking a loan. For example, some drugs
potentiate or increase the effects of another drug.
Tolerance - -Some drugs are used
frequently, large doses are required to maintain Prostaglandin inhibitors - -NSAIDs.
the same effect Medications that act on prostaglandins,
compounds that regulate muscle contractions.
Anabolic steroids - -Synthetic variant of the
male sex hormone testosterone Benzodiazepines - -Class of psychoactive
drug; court chemical structure is fusion of
benzene ring and a diazepine ring. Examples:
Opioids - -Substances that act on the diazepam (Valium), alpazolam (Xanax),
nervous system, medications that are artificially clonazepam (klonopin), Lorazepam (Ativan),
made, reduce the intensity of pain signals MIdazolam
reaching the brain and affect those brain areas
controlling emotion which diminishes the effects
of a painful stimulus; Morphine, tramadol, Narcotics - -Any of a group of drugs such
oxycodone, methadone as heroin and morphine that produce numbness
and stupor. Commonly used to relieve pain; may
cause addiction.
Endorphins - -Endogenous opioid
neuropeptides. Produced by central nervous
system and pituitary gland. Released during Polydrug use - -Refers to the use of two or
exercise, interact with the receptors in your brain more psychoactive drugs in combination to
to reduce perception of pain, trigger positive achieve a particular effect.
body feeling, similar to morphine
Antagonism - -Inhibition of or interference
GRASE list (FDA) - -Generally recognized with the action of one substance organism by
as safe by the FDA for use in food and drugs another
Epinephrine - -Sometimes called Analgesics - -pain killer; member of the
adrenaline; secreted by the adrenal medulla; group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain.
stimulation of the meulla by the sympathetic acts various ways on the peripheral and central
division of the autonomic nervous system causes nervous systems
release of hormones, especially epinephrine, into
the blood to initiate short-term fight or flight
response to stress Antibiotics - -Type of antimicrobial used in
the treatment and prevention of bacterial
infection; may either kill or inhibit the growth of
Synergism - -Combined action of drugs is bacteria.
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Answers Graded A+
Amphetamines - -Uppers, stimulants. Diuretics - -Promotes production of urine.
Legitimate and useful medical applications, but Used for high blood pressure. Often used by
often abused. Example Ritalin for ADHD. bulimics for weight loss.
Adderall for obesity, ADHD and narcolepsy.
Intravenous injection - -A route of drug
Ecstasy - -MDMA. Club drug often used at administration directly into the bloodstream
all night dance parties (raves). Stimulant that through a vein. Yield sstrongest and most rapid
increases heart rate and blood pressure and can effact but is most dangerous due to risk of
lead to heart or kidney failure; regular use infection, vein collapse, or overdose.
produces long-lasting, perhaps permanent,
damage to your brains ability to think and store
memories. Intramuscular injection - -A route of drug
administration; injected into the muscle.
Hallucinogens - -Substances that occur
naturally or produce synthetically that distort Drug abuse - -Generally refers to chronic,
user's perception of reality; cause sensory excessive use of a drug. May also refer to a
illusions that make it difficult to distinguish fact person's intent.
from fantasy. Example: LSD, peyote, PCP.
Drug inhibition (receptor site) - -
Barbiturates - -Historically represented one
of nations biggest drug abuse problems.
Generally known as downers, often taken as a THC - -Active ingredient in marijuana.
way of escaping problems of daily living. Effects Connects to nerve cell sites and brain called
range from person feeling drowsy, uninhibited, cannabinoid receptors and influences the activity
and intoxicated to intoxication and staggering as of those cells. Influences pleasure, memory,
if drunk, slurred speech, confused. thought, concentration, sensory and time
perception, and coordinated movement.
Increases risk of heart attack. Increases risk of
Nicotine - -Found in tobacco. Potent cancer. Can lead to depression anxiety and
parasympathetic alkaloid, stimulant drug, personality disturbances. Causes birth defects.
addictive. Associated with cardiovascular Can be used for medical purposes: glaucoma,
disease, potential birth defects, and poisoning. Chemotherapy cause to nausea and vomiting,
Associated with cancer. appetite stimulant, antiasthmatic, seizures,
muscle relaxant action.
Suppositories - -Drug delivery system
inserted into rectum, vagina, or urethra where it Receptor sites (of a drug) - -Target cells for
dissolves or melts and is absorbed into the drugs.
bloodstream.
OTC drugs - -Over-the-counter drugs; such
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, WGU - C458 - Health, Wellness and Fitness Test Questions and
Answers Graded A+
as, cough medicine, pain medication, allergy greater than the sum of the effects of anyone
medication that don't require prescriptions. drug taking a loan. For example, some drugs
potentiate or increase the effects of another drug.
Tolerance - -Some drugs are used
frequently, large doses are required to maintain Prostaglandin inhibitors - -NSAIDs.
the same effect Medications that act on prostaglandins,
compounds that regulate muscle contractions.
Anabolic steroids - -Synthetic variant of the
male sex hormone testosterone Benzodiazepines - -Class of psychoactive
drug; court chemical structure is fusion of
benzene ring and a diazepine ring. Examples:
Opioids - -Substances that act on the diazepam (Valium), alpazolam (Xanax),
nervous system, medications that are artificially clonazepam (klonopin), Lorazepam (Ativan),
made, reduce the intensity of pain signals MIdazolam
reaching the brain and affect those brain areas
controlling emotion which diminishes the effects
of a painful stimulus; Morphine, tramadol, Narcotics - -Any of a group of drugs such
oxycodone, methadone as heroin and morphine that produce numbness
and stupor. Commonly used to relieve pain; may
cause addiction.
Endorphins - -Endogenous opioid
neuropeptides. Produced by central nervous
system and pituitary gland. Released during Polydrug use - -Refers to the use of two or
exercise, interact with the receptors in your brain more psychoactive drugs in combination to
to reduce perception of pain, trigger positive achieve a particular effect.
body feeling, similar to morphine
Antagonism - -Inhibition of or interference
GRASE list (FDA) - -Generally recognized with the action of one substance organism by
as safe by the FDA for use in food and drugs another
Epinephrine - -Sometimes called Analgesics - -pain killer; member of the
adrenaline; secreted by the adrenal medulla; group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain.
stimulation of the meulla by the sympathetic acts various ways on the peripheral and central
division of the autonomic nervous system causes nervous systems
release of hormones, especially epinephrine, into
the blood to initiate short-term fight or flight
response to stress Antibiotics - -Type of antimicrobial used in
the treatment and prevention of bacterial
infection; may either kill or inhibit the growth of
Synergism - -Combined action of drugs is bacteria.
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