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What branch of pharmacology deals with the undesirable effects of chemicals on living systems?
What branch of pharmacology deals with the undesirable effects of chemicals on living systems?
- Botanical pharmacology
- Toxicology (correct)
- Ecosystem pharmacology
- Medical pharmacology
What should all dietary supplements and health therapies meet in terms of standards?
What should all dietary supplements and health therapies meet in terms of standards?
- No standards at all
- Higher standards than conventional drugs
- The same standards as conventional drugs (correct)
- Lower standards than conventional drugs
Which area of study in pharmacology is focused on understanding the actions of drugs on individual organisms?
Which area of study in pharmacology is focused on understanding the actions of drugs on individual organisms?
- Environmental pharmacology
- Ecosystem pharmacology
- Medical pharmacology (correct)
- Botanical pharmacology
What are the two large domains into which the actions of chemicals can be divided?
What are the two large domains into which the actions of chemicals can be divided?
How do the chemicals in botanicals differ from those in manufactured drugs?
How do the chemicals in botanicals differ from those in manufactured drugs?
What does pharmacodynamics primarily concern?
What does pharmacodynamics primarily concern?
What are the three main ways a drug should be eliminated from the body?
What are the three main ways a drug should be eliminated from the body?
Why are special carrier molecules important for some substances important for cell function?
Why are special carrier molecules important for some substances important for cell function?
What distinguishes special carrier molecules from passive diffusion?
What distinguishes special carrier molecules from passive diffusion?
Which family of transporters binds adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?
Which family of transporters binds adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?
What is a common mechanism for drug permeation?
What is a common mechanism for drug permeation?
How can drug vehicles facilitate drug transport?
How can drug vehicles facilitate drug transport?
What type of substances are stored in membrane-bound vesicles in nerve endings to protect them from metabolic destruction?
What type of substances are stored in membrane-bound vesicles in nerve endings to protect them from metabolic destruction?
What determines the mobility of drug molecules in the medium of the diffusion path?
What determines the mobility of drug molecules in the medium of the diffusion path?
Which form of a weak acid will be more lipid-soluble at acid pH?
Which form of a weak acid will be more lipid-soluble at acid pH?
What is responsible for the secretion of many substances from cells?
What is responsible for the secretion of many substances from cells?
What does Fick's Law of Diffusion describe?
What does Fick's Law of Diffusion describe?
How does the lipid:aqueous partition coefficient impact the mobility of a drug?
How does the lipid:aqueous partition coefficient impact the mobility of a drug?
What is pharmacology defined as?
What is pharmacology defined as?
Who were pioneers in developing experimental physiology and pharmacology in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?
Who were pioneers in developing experimental physiology and pharmacology in the late 18th and early 19th centuries?
Which type of molecules do small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and micro-RNAs (miRNAs) target for therapeutic effects?
Which type of molecules do small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and micro-RNAs (miRNAs) target for therapeutic effects?
What do antisense oligonucleotides (ANOs) interfere with?
What do antisense oligonucleotides (ANOs) interfere with?
What does pharmacology study in relation to living systems?
What does pharmacology study in relation to living systems?
What is the main focus of pharmacology in relation to patients?
What is the main focus of pharmacology in relation to patients?
What drives the movement of drug molecules according to Fick’s law?
What drives the movement of drug molecules according to Fick’s law?
Which factor influences the flux of charged drugs in addition to the concentration gradient?
Which factor influences the flux of charged drugs in addition to the concentration gradient?
Where do drug molecules permeate across in the body, besides larger aqueous compartments?
Where do drug molecules permeate across in the body, besides larger aqueous compartments?
Which transporter is found in the brain, testes, and some drug-resistant neoplastic cells?
Which transporter is found in the brain, testes, and some drug-resistant neoplastic cells?
What does the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation express for a weak acid or weak base?
What does the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation express for a weak acid or weak base?
How does the pH of the medium affect the movement of weak acids and weak bases between aqueous and lipid media?
How does the pH of the medium affect the movement of weak acids and weak bases between aqueous and lipid media?
