Toxicology

Question 1

Xenobiotic

Answer 1

Substances that are foreign to the body

Question 2

Mode of ingestion

Answer 2

How a substance enters the body

Question 3

LD 50

Answer 3

Lethal dose for 50% of the population

Question 4

Opiates

Answer 4

Drugs obtained from opium

Question 5

ADME

Answer 5

Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
(The process by which drugs and toxins move through the body)

Question 6

C sub p

Answer 6

Peak plasma concentration

Question 7

First-pass metabolism

Answer 7

Reduces concentration of a drug in the bloodstream; affects orally ingested drugs

Question 8

Metabolites

Answer 8

Substance made or used when the body breaks down drugs

Question 9

Central blood

Answer 9

Blood sample taken from the heart

Question 10

Peripheral blood

Answer 10

Blood sample taken from a site away from the heart

Question 11

Postmortem distribution

Answer 11

The concentration of toxins and metabolites can change after death

Question 12

Immunoassays

Answer 12

Screening test based on the reaction between antigens and antibodies

Question 13

Mass spectrometry

Answer 13

Measures the mass of a molecule after it converts the molecule to a gas-phase ion