Basic Toxicology Terminologies
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What is the study of adverse effects of chemicals and physical agents on living organisms called?

  • Toxicokinetics
  • Toxicodynamics
  • Toxicants
  • Toxicology (correct)
  • Who is trained to examine the nature of a chemical’s adverse effects and assess the probability of their occurrence?

  • The toxicodysnamist
  • The toxicantist
  • The toxicokineticist
  • The toxicologist (correct)
  • What does toxicokinetics study in relation to poison throughout the body?

  • What poison does to the body
  • The kinetics of poison throughout the body
  • What the body does to poison (correct)
  • The dynamics of poison
  • What are artificially produced poisons by-products of anthropogenic activities called?

    <p>Toxicants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to any substance or agent which may cause serious body injury, disease, or death when applied, introduced into, or developed within the body?

    <p>Corpus delicti</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the fatal dose that causes death called?

    <p>Lethal dose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between INTOXICATION and POISONING?

    <p>Intoxication is intentional exposure with intent of causing self-injury, while poisoning is clinical toxicity secondary to accidental exposure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was known for ingesting 36 ingredients as protection against assassination?

    <p>Mithridates VI of Pontus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who issued the 'Lex Cornelia', the first law against poisoning?

    <p>Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who established the dose-response relationship in toxicology principles?

    <p>Paracelsus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which historical figure introduced numerous references to poisonous plants in 'De Historia Plantarum'?

    <p>Theophrastus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'De Materia Medica' was a book made by which historical figure?

    <p>Dioscorides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Lex Cornelia' became a regulatory statute under which historical figure?

    <p>Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'All substances are poisons; there is none that is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.' This quote is attributed to:

    <p>Paracelsus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Mithridatic' refers to:

    <p>An antidote or protective mixture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'De Historia Plantarum' contained numerous references to:

    <p>Poisonous plants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Paracelsus establish in toxicology principles?

    <p>The importance of experimentation in examining responses to chemicals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was known for testing toxic concoctions and noting the rapidity of toxic response, effectiveness of the compound, and degree of response of the body parts?

    <p>Maimonides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Caterina de' Medici note while testing toxic concoctions?

    <p>The specificity and site of action of the compound</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who issued the 'Lex Cornelia', which became the first law against poisoning?

    <p>Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Ulrich Agricola publish a short treatise on in 1556?

    <p>The etiology of miners' disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the original purpose of the Alnwick Garden in England?

    <p>Apothecary garden by Jane Percy Duchess of Northumberland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Mithridatic' is a term used to refer to:

    <p>An antidote or protective mixture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'De Historia Plantarum' contained numerous references to:

    <p>'De Materia Medica' by Dioscorides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'All substances are poisons; there is none that is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.' This quote is attributed to:

    <p>Hippocrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the content of EBERS PAPYRUS?

    <p>Information pertaining to recognized poisons such as hemlock, aconite, opium, and metals like Pb, Cu, Sb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the adverse effects of chemicals and physical agents on living organisms called?

    <p>Toxicology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was known for ingesting 36 ingredients as protection against assassination?

    <p>Mithridates VI</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between INTOXICATION and POISONING?

    <p>Intoxication refers to what the body does to poison, while poisoning refers to what poison does to the body.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'De Materia Medica' was a book made by which historical figure?

    <p>Dioscorides</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Lex Cornelia' became a regulatory statute under which historical figure?

    <p>Sulla</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'All substances are poisons; there is none that is not a poison. The right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy.' This quote is attributed to:

    <p>Paracelsus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a person trained to examine the nature of a chemical’s adverse effects and assess the probability of their occurrence?

    <p>Toxicologist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for artificially produced poisons by-products of anthropogenic activities?

    <p>Toxicants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does toxicokinetics study in relation to poison throughout the body?

    <p>The distribution of poison in the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a naturally produced poison that is fatal?

    <p>Poison 1</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to any substance or agent which may cause serious body injury, disease, or death when applied, introduced into, or developed within the body?

    <p>Noxae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the adverse effects of chemicals and physical agents on living organisms called?

    <p>Toxicology</p> Signup and view all the answers

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