5 Questions
Which mechanism involves drugs moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration without requiring energy?
Facilitated diffusion
Which process is described as the study of the effect of chemical substances on living systems?
Pharmacology
What is the transfer of a drug from its site of administration to the bloodstream known as?
Absorption
What does pharmacokinetics describe?
The action of the body on the drug
2.5
Study Notes
Passive Transport
- Diffusion is a mechanism that involves the movement of drugs from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration without requiring energy.
Pharmacology
- Pharmacology is the study of the effect of chemical substances on living systems.
Pharmacokinetics
- Absorption is the transfer of a drug from its site of administration to the bloodstream.
- Pharmacokinetics describes the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) of a drug.
Other
- 2.5 is a numerical value, but its context is unclear.
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