click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 11
Notes Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Drugs produce either two effects in the body. What are they? | Desired or undesired. |
| When most drugs produce an effect, they interacting at what level with what material? | A molecular level with cellular material. |
| Blood concentrations are the result of what four simultaneously occurring processes? | Absorption, distribution, metabolism, an excretion. |
| Besides the four ADME processes, what's a critical factor of drug concentration and effect? | How drugs move through biological membranes. |
| Biological membranes are complex structures made of what? | Lipids (fats) and proteins. |
| What does distribution involve? | The movement of a drug within the body once the drug as reached the blood. |
| Drug metabolism refers to what? | The body's process of transforming drugs. |
| How are most drugs excreted? | In the urine by the kidneys. |