Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology Definitions Quiz
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Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacology Definitions Quiz

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Which mechanism involves drugs moving from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration without requiring energy?

  • Endocytosis and exocytosis
  • Passive diffusion
  • Active transport
  • Facilitated diffusion (correct)
  • Which process is described as the study of the effect of chemical substances on living systems?

  • Pharmacology (correct)
  • Pharmacotherapeutics
  • Pharmacodynamics
  • Pharmacokinetics
  • What is the transfer of a drug from its site of administration to the bloodstream known as?

  • Metabolism
  • Distribution
  • Absorption (correct)
  • Excretion
  • What does pharmacokinetics describe?

    <p>The action of the body on the drug</p> Signup and view all the answers

    2.5

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    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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