quiz 8 Flashcards
Why was the plant submitted to the Intermountain Herbarium for taxonomic identification?
There may be other examples of the same species in the collection to used for comparison
This is an inappropriate site to validate a plant identification
This is a place like an arboretum
none of the choices
There may be other examples of the same species in the collection to used for comparison
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
the primary symptom of a poisoning was that the child became hyperactive
The little boy had his stomach pumped
The child and his father presumptively ate ‘wild carrot tops’
the toxins involved were piperidine alkaloids
the primary symptom of a poisoning was that the child became hyperactive
Piperidine alkaloids were implicated in induction of cleft palate in goats in a journal publication that is referenced in the Poison Hemlock reading.
True
False
True
Why is poison hemlock poisoning uncommon?
plant’s mousy odor
bitter taste
burning of mouth, throat, abdomen on eating it
all are correct
none is correct
all are correct
The mechanism of action of poison hemlock alkaloids are two-fold. They are antagonists of the nicotinic type of acetylcholine receptors. The most serious effect are at the _________________ where they act as non-depolarizing blockers similar to curares. Death, when it occurs, is usually due to respiratory failure.
They also act on the __________ ganglia (which are present in both sympathetic and parasympathetic), due to which they produce biphasic nicotinic like effects (due to effects on both sympathetic and parasympathetic systems), including salivation, mydriasis (dilation of the pupil of the eye), tachycardia followed by bradycardia.
And, sometimes, rhabdomyolysis (destruction of skeletal muscle) and acute tubular necrosis occurs (due to release of myoglobins from muscle causing myoglobinuria).
Choose the best combination of terms to fill in the blanks.
neuromuscular junction, autonomic
bone marrow, somatic
midbrain, optic vesicle
lung alveoli, lymph
none is correct
neuromuscular junction, autonomic
The Sumerian clay tablet, Ebers Papyrus, Vedas, Shen Nung’s book, Homer’s epics are among some of the oldest written evidence of the use of plants for medicinal purposes.
True
False
True
Which of the following contained 12 recipes for the preparation of drugs?
Sumerian clay slab
Shen Nung’s book on roots and grasses
Vedas holy books from India
Ebers Papyrus
Homer’s epics
Sumerian clay slab
Which of the following mention a number of plants used for medicinal properties that are now used as spices?
Vedas holy books from India
Shen Nung’s book on roots and grasses
Ebers Papyrus
Homer’s epics
Sumerian clay slab
Vedas holy books from India
Analyze the statements below:
Galen compiled what was the first known list of drugs with similar or identical action known as parallel drugs (according to his interpretation, it might not be absolutely correct anymore).
Slavic people in the 7th century, used many plants in the “Mint” family for various purposes.
Both are correct statements
Both are incorrect statement
First statement is correct and the second one incorrect
Second statement is correct whereas the first one is incorrect
Both are correct statements
A number of plants with mythological connection are referred to in which of the following?
Homer’s epics
Sumerian clay slab
Shen Nung’s book on roots and grasses
Vedas holy books from India
Ebers Papyrus
Homer’s epics
Spring pollen is a problem associated with the genus ______ .
Quercus
Arachis
Ambrosia
Urtica
Quercus
Gluten hypersensitivity or Celiac disease in susceptible individuals, is associated with proteins such as vicillin which is only partially digested due to abundance of histidines and lysines.
True
False
False
In the first year of life which of the following is NOT associated with DECREASED risk of allergies and autoimmune diseases.
candida overgrowth in gut
breast feeding
exposure to pets and siblings
living on a farm
candida overgrowth in gut
Epinephrine a.k.a adrenaline is used to treat which medical condition related to allergies with respiratory difficulty, low blood pressure due to copious amounts of histamine release in the body by mast cells?
anaphylactic shock
pulmonary embolism
retrograde amnesia
middle age dementia
Alzheimer’s disease
anaphylactic shock
