Unit 1.2

Question 1

passage of a substance through some surface of the body into body fluids and tissues via gi mucosa

Answer 1

Absorption

Question 2

undesired side effects or toxicity caused by a treatment

Answer 2

Adverse reaction

Question 3

describes drug that which counteracts the action of something else, such as a muscle or drug birth control & antibiotics

Answer 3

Antagonist

Question 4

rate at which the amount of a drug that the body can absorb and use

Answer 4

Bioavailability

Question 5

drug cycle chemical alteration that a substance undergoes in the body via liver

Answer 5

Biotransformation

Question 6

drug cycle drug cycle dividing and spreading of a medication to a target organ via circulatory

Answer 6

Distribution

Question 7

drug cycle elimination of waste products from the body via kidneys

Answer 7

Excretion

Question 8

the length of time required for the concentration of a drug to decrease by one-half in the plasma

Answer 8

half-life

Question 9

relating to idiosyncrasy; how a person differs from another

Answer 9

Idiosyncratic

Question 10

study of metabolism and action of drugs with particular emphasis on the time required for absorption, duration of action, distribution in the body, and method of excretion

Answer 10

Pharmacokinetics

Question 11

structures in the cell that enable the attachment of a drug, hormone, or infectious agent, which affects the functioning of the cell

Answer 11

Receptors

Question 12

any action or effect other than that intended

Answer 12

Side effect

Question 13

action of two or more agents or organs working with each other ex: hydro-codeine agonist

Answer 13

Synergism

Question 14

literally creating a monster, anything that adversely affects normal cellular development in the embryo or fetus

Answer 14

Taratogenic

Question 15

pertaining to, resembling, or caused by poison

Answer 15

Toxic

Question 16

increasing in effect by successive additions

Answer 16

cumlation

Question 17

Action may be topical (local), enteral (system-wide effect, but delivered through the gastrointestinal tract), or parenteral (systemic action, but delivered by routes other than the GI tract).

Answer 17

route of drug delivery/administration