16 Questions
What is the main focus of toxicology?
Studying the effects of chemicals on living organisms
What did the Ebers Papyrus, circa 1500 BC, contain information about?
Hemlock, aconite, and metals
What did Theophrastus, a student of Aristotle, include in his work De Historia Plantarum?
References to poisonous plants
What did Pedanius Dioscorides attempt to classify?
Poisons with medicinal properties
What did Socrates reportedly make use of toxicological knowledge for?
Suicidal purposes
What does the saying 'Only the dose makes the poison' imply?
The quantity of exposure to a substance determines its harm
Who is considered as the 'Father of Modern Toxicology'?
Mathieu Joseph Bonaventure Orfila
What is the study of the impact of pollutants to human health called?
Environmental
What does toxicokinetic study refer to?
Study of the time dependence of physiological processes on a toxicant
Which branch deals with the mechanism of toxic action (MOTA) of substances?
Mechanistics
What are the sources of poisons according to the text?
Industrial Pollutants, Household, Environmental, Pharmacologic
What is a substance that can cause injury, disease, and death called?
Poison
What does the term 'toxicity' refer to?
Associated with any substance
'The dose makes the poison' is attributed to:
Paracelsus
'Remote Effect' and 'Local Effect' are kinds of poison based on their:
Effect
'Descriptive' branch is associated with which category?
Conducting toxicity testing in order to gather product information on product acceptance , safety and regulation
Explore the class notes on pharmaceutical toxicology seminar, covering topics such as intro to toxicology, introduction to poisons, disposition of toxicant, management, antidotes, and individual poison. Learn about the history of toxicology and the concept that 'only the dose makes the poison'.
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