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What is pharmacology?
Pharmacology is the science that studies the action of drugs on living organisms.
How many branches does pharmacology have?
Pharmacology has two main branches: pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.
What is pharmacodynamics?
Pharmacodynamics is the study of the biochemical and physiological effects of drugs on the body.
What is pharmacokinetics?
Pharmacokinetics is the study of how drugs are absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and eliminated by the body.
True or False: Pharmacology only focuses on the effects of drugs on humans.
False. Pharmacology studies the effects of drugs on all living organisms, not just humans.
Fill in the blank: Pharmacology is the science that studies the action of ______ on living organisms.
drugs
What does pharmacodynamics study?
Pharmacodynamics studies the effects of drugs on the body.
What does pharmacokinetics study?
Pharmacokinetics studies how the body processes drugs.
What are the two main branches of pharmacology?
Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.
True or False: Pharmacokinetics focuses on how drugs are eliminated by the body.
True
What does pharmacology study?
Pharmacology studies the effects of drugs on living organisms.
What is the focus of pharmacodynamics?
Pharmacodynamics focuses on the effects of drugs on the body.
What does pharmacokinetics focus on?
Pharmacokinetics focuses on how the body processes drugs.
True or False: Pharmacology only studies the absorption of drugs by the body.
False
Fill in the blank: Pharmacodynamics studies the ______ effects of drugs on the body.
biochemical and physiological