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r target site or receptor, while
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a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
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b. Side effects; drug effects
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c. Therapeutic effects; side effects mj mj mj
d. Drug action; drug effects mj mj mj
Answer: d mj
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2. After drug administration has occurred, the amount of drug in the blood that is fre
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e tobind at specific target sites is referred to as
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a. the therapeutic dose.
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b. first-pass effects. mj
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
Answer: c mj
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3. The specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a particular target
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siteor receptor are referred to as
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a. drug effects. mj
b. drug action. mj
c. side effects. mj
d. placebo effects. mj
Answer: b mj
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4. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for placebo effects?
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a. Pavlovian conditioning mj
b. Genetic variation mj
c. Drug competition mj
d. Expectation of outcome mj mj
Answer: c mj
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5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism. mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Answer: c mj
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6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a drug?
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a. Route of administration
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b. Lipid solubility mj
c. Depot binding mj
d. Drug action mj
Answer: d mj
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7. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken
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a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
Answer: a mj
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8. The area postrema is one area in the brain where the
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a. cerebrospinal fluid mj
b. blood–brain barrier mj
c. choroid plexus mj
d. phospholipid membrane mj
Answer: b mj
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9. First-pass metabolism occurs with orally administered drugs because
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a. their absorption is slowed by food.
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b. drugs absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach go to the liver on the wa
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y togeneral circulation.
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c. drugs must first survive the acidic environment of the stomach.
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d. salivary enzymes in the mouth begin the process of metabolism.
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Answer: b mj
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10. Toxic substances in the blood trigger a vomiting response by activating the
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a. blood–brain barrier. mj
b. choroid plexus. mj
c. area postrema.
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d. median eminence. mj
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Answer: c mj
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11. Drugs administered _ mj have the most rapid onset of action. mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
a. subcutaneously
b. intramuscularly
c. orally
d. intravenously
Answer: d mj
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12. Ionization of a drug depends on the
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of thedrug.
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a. pH; pKa
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b. pKa; pH mj
c. concentration; lipid solubility mj mj
d. pH; concentration
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Answer: a mj
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13. The absorption of a drug depends on all of the following except
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a. lipid solubility.
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b. ionization.
c. body temperature.
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d. the concentration of the drug.
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Answer: c mj
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14. Drugs that are mjshould be avoided by women of childbearing age.
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a. teratogenic
b. able to cross the placental barrier
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c. psychoactive
d. highly lipid-soluble
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Answer: a mj
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15. Agents that induce developmental abnormalities in a fetus are known as
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a. psychoactive drugs. mj
b. illicit drugs.
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c. teratogens.
d. placental drugs. mj
Answer: c mj
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16. Depot binding is said to occur when drugs
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a. bind to their target sites.
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Meyer • Quenzer mj mj
Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology mj mj mj mj
Multiple Choice mj
1. mj
refer(s) to specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a particula
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r target site or receptor, while
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are the resulting widespread alterationsin function.
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a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
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b. Side effects; drug effects
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c. Therapeutic effects; side effects mj mj mj
d. Drug action; drug effects mj mj mj
Answer: d mj
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2. After drug administration has occurred, the amount of drug in the blood that is fre
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e tobind at specific target sites is referred to as
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a. the therapeutic dose.
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b. first-pass effects. mj
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
Answer: c mj
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3. The specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a particular target
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siteor receptor are referred to as
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a. drug effects. mj
b. drug action. mj
c. side effects. mj
d. placebo effects. mj
Answer: b mj
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4. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for placebo effects?
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a. Pavlovian conditioning mj
b. Genetic variation mj
c. Drug competition mj
d. Expectation of outcome mj mj
Answer: c mj
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a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Answer: c mj
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6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a drug?
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a. Route of administration
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b. Lipid solubility mj
c. Depot binding mj
d. Drug action mj
Answer: d mj
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7. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken
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a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
Answer: a mj
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8. The area postrema is one area in the brain where the
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a. cerebrospinal fluid mj
b. blood–brain barrier mj
c. choroid plexus mj
d. phospholipid membrane mj
Answer: b mj
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9. First-pass metabolism occurs with orally administered drugs because
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a. their absorption is slowed by food.
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b. drugs absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach go to the liver on the wa
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y togeneral circulation.
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c. drugs must first survive the acidic environment of the stomach.
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d. salivary enzymes in the mouth begin the process of metabolism.
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Answer: b mj
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10. Toxic substances in the blood trigger a vomiting response by activating the
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a. blood–brain barrier. mj
b. choroid plexus. mj
c. area postrema.
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d. median eminence. mj
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Answer: c mj
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11. Drugs administered _ mj have the most rapid onset of action. mj mj mj mj mj mj mj
a. subcutaneously
b. intramuscularly
c. orally
d. intravenously
Answer: d mj
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12. Ionization of a drug depends on the
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of thedrug.
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a. pH; pKa
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b. pKa; pH mj
c. concentration; lipid solubility mj mj
d. pH; concentration
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Answer: a mj
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13. The absorption of a drug depends on all of the following except
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a. lipid solubility.
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b. ionization.
c. body temperature.
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d. the concentration of the drug.
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Answer: c mj
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14. Drugs that are mjshould be avoided by women of childbearing age.
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a. teratogenic
b. able to cross the placental barrier
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c. psychoactive
d. highly lipid-soluble
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Answer: a mj
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15. Agents that induce developmental abnormalities in a fetus are known as
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a. psychoactive drugs. mj
b. illicit drugs.
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c. teratogens.
d. placental drugs. mj
Answer: c mj
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16. Depot binding is said to occur when drugs
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a. bind to their target sites.
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