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chp 5 study guide
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| _____________ is the study of drugs and their effects on the human body. | pharmacology |
| _____________ is how the drug affects the body. | pharmacodynamics |
| ___________ is the the body affects the drug. | pharmacokinetics |
| prescription drugs are those medications that can be __________. | addictive |
| the federal govt lists these medication with the term ______________ drug. | legend |
| ______________ medications are those that the govt feels are safe when the clear and concise directions on the package are followe by the average adult. | OTC-over the counter |
| what does DUR stand for? | drug utilization review |
| _______________ is how a drug enters the body . | route of administration |
| examples of route of administration: | mouth(oral);lungs(inhalant);eys(ophthalmically); ears(otically);noseA(nasal); skin(transdermal); rectum(rectally), or vaginal(vaginally); or injected through the skin in several ways (injection) |
| _________________ is the process of how the drug enters the body(it generally cannot work until it enters the bloodstream) | absorption |
| the most common route is _________. | oral |
| once the drug is in the bloodstream, how does it get to where it is needed? | distribution |
| examples of elimination: | feces, urine, tears, breath, and sweat |
| the basis of anatomy and physiology is the concept of form vs function; the ___________ is the form and the _____________ is the function. | anatomy and physiology |
| _____________ is the condition in which various factors of the body internal environment are maintained at relatively stable levels that are suitable to support life. | homeostasis |
| __________ are put simply as sugar molecules. | carbohydrates |
| _____________ serve versatile purposes in the body. | steroids |
| example of steroids: | cholesterol, estrogen, an testoterone |
| cholesterol is produced by the _________ snd the cells lining the gastrointestinal tract and is released into the ____________. | liver and blood |
| _____________ are large molecules composd of one or more amino acids that are joined by peptide bonds. | proteins |
| the smallest functional building block of life is the ___________. | cell |
| dna and rna are called nucleic acids since they are located in the _____________ of the cell | nucleus |
| the basis of the passve transport process is grounded in the conservation of ___________. | energy |
| ______________ is a collective movement of substances in the same direction in response to a force such as pressure. | bulk flow |
| _________________ is the total movement of substances from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. | diffusion |
| _______________ is a precise type of diffusion.(refersw to the movement of water molecules across a selectively permeable membrane. | osmosis |
| cells are arranged into four basic types of tissues that from and assemble _________. | organs |
| _____________ are groups of similar cells performing a common function. | tissues |
| the four categories are: | muscle tissue, nervous tissue, epithelial tissue, and connective tissue |
| the ____________ that covers the body is condidered an organ and a body system. | skin |
| the skin consists of two layers: | epidermis and underlying dermis |
| the skin performs a variety of functions: | protection, sensation, thermoregulation, vitamin metabolism and excretion |
| the skin serves as a protective barrier against: | ultraviolet radiation, physical damage, and biological invasions(such as by bacteria) |
| the skin is a primary sense organ that detects: | touch, pain, and heat from the nerve endings |
| the main organ in the cardiovascular system is the _________ | heart |
| the cardiovascular system consists of the: | heart, blood vessels, and blood |
| the three main functions are: | transport, protect, and regulate |
| a __________ is a variety of white blood cell consisting of T cells(attack disease-causing bacteria, viruses and toxins and regulate the other parts of the immune system and B cells(produces antibodies) | lymphocyte |
| ___________, or platelets, are the smallest cellular component of blood. | thrombocytes |
| transfusions of _________ may be given to treat shock. | plasma |
| shock occurs when the vital organs are deprived of oxygen-carrying _______. | blood |
| gamma globulins may be extracted from plasma and given to people who have been exposed to such diseases as: | measles,mumps, and hepatitis |
| the ___________ is the main artery of the body. | aorta |
| a normal heartbeat is ___________ contractions per minute. | 72 |
| the brain is made of approxiamately _______ billion nerve cells called ___________. | 100 and neurons |
| a neuron has three basic parts: | the cell body, the axon and dendrites(nerve endings) |
| ______________ is an area on the left side of the frontal lobe | Brocas area |
| this area processes language by controlling the muscles that makes __________. | sounds(mouth, lips, and larynx) |
| damage to this area is called: | motor aphasia |
| ____________system is designed to defend you against millions of bacteria, microbes, viruses, toxins, and parasites. | immune |
| antibodies also referred to as _________________ and ________________ are Y-shaped proteins produced by white blood cells. | immunoglobulins and gamma globulins |
| _____________ is completed in the small intestine | digestion |
| the ___________ and the ______ pour their digestive juices into the anterior(front) end of this organ. | liver and pancreas |
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