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Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology +s +s +s +s
Multiple Choice +s
1. +s
refer(s) to specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a particular
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target site or receptor, while
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are the resulting widespread alterationsin function.
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s +s
a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
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b. Side effects; drug effects
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c. Therapeutic effects; side effects +s +s +s
d. Drug action; drug effects
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Answer: d +s
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2. After drug administration has occurred, the amount of drug in the blood that is free
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tobind at specific target sites is referred to as
s +
s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. the therapeutic dose.
+s +s
b. first-pass effects. +s
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
Answer: c +s
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3. The specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a particular target s
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
iteor receptor are referred to as
+
s +s +s +s +s +s
a. drug effects. +s
b. drug action. +s
c. side effects. +s
d. placebo effects. +s
Answer: b +s
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4. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for placebo effects?
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a. Pavlovian conditioning +s
b. Genetic variation +s
c. Drug competition +s
d. Expectation of outcome +s +s
Answer: c +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s
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5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism. +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Answer: c +s
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6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a drug?
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a. Route of administration
+s +s
b. Lipid solubility +s
c. Depot binding +s
d. Drug action +s
Answer: d +s
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7. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken
+s +s +s +s +s +s
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
Answer: a +s
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8. The area postrema is one area in the brain where the
+s +s is not complete.
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. cerebrospinal fluid +s
b. blood–brain barrier +s
c. choroid plexus +s
d. phospholipid membrane +s
Answer: b +s
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9. First-pass metabolism occurs with orally administered drugs because
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a. their absorption is slowed by food.
+s +s +s +s +s
b. drugs absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach go to the liver on the way
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togeneral circulation.
+s +
s +s
c. drugs must first survive the acidic environment of the stomach.
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
d. salivary enzymes in the mouth begin the process of metabolism.
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
Answer: b +s
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10. Toxic substances in the blood trigger a vomiting response by activating the
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. blood–brain barrier. +s
b. choroid plexus. +s
c. area postrema.
+s
d. median eminence. +s
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Answer: c +s
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11. Drugs administered _ +s have the most rapid onset of action. +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. subcutaneously
b. intramuscularly
c. orally
d. intravenously
Answer: d +s
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12. Ionization of a drug depends on the
+s of the solution and the
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
of thedrug.
+s +
s
a. pH; pKa
+s
b. pKa; pH +s
c. concentration; lipid solubility +s +s
d. pH; concentration
+s
Answer: a +s
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13. The absorption of a drug depends on all of the following except
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. lipid solubility.
+s
b. ionization.
c. body temperature.
+s
d. the concentration of the drug.
+s +s +s +s
Answer: c +s
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14. Drugs that are +sshould be avoided by women of childbearing age.
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a. teratogenic
b. able to cross the placental barrier
+s +s +s +s +s
c. psychoactive
d. highly lipid-soluble
+s
Answer: a +s
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15. Agents that induce developmental abnormalities in a fetus are known as
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. psychoactive drugs. +s
b. illicit drugs.+s
c. teratogens.
d. placental drugs. +s
Answer: c +s
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16. Depot binding is said to occur when drugs
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. bind to their target sites.
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Test Bank +s
to accompany
+s
Psychopharmacology, Fourth Edition +s
Meyer • Quenzer +s +s
Chapter 1: Principles of Pharmacology +s +s +s +s
Multiple Choice +s
1. +s
refer(s) to specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a particular
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
target site or receptor, while
+s +s +s +s
are the resulting widespread alterationsin function.
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s +s
a. Drug action; therapeutic effects
+s +s +s
b. Side effects; drug effects
+s +s +s
c. Therapeutic effects; side effects +s +s +s
d. Drug action; drug effects
+s +s +s
Answer: d +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
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2. After drug administration has occurred, the amount of drug in the blood that is free
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +
tobind at specific target sites is referred to as
s +
s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. the therapeutic dose.
+s +s
b. first-pass effects. +s
c. bioavailability.
d. ED50.
Answer: c +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
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3. The specific molecular changes that occur when a drug binds to a particular target s
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
iteor receptor are referred to as
+
s +s +s +s +s +s
a. drug effects. +s
b. drug action. +s
c. side effects. +s
d. placebo effects. +s
Answer: b +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
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4. Which of the following is not a possible explanation for placebo effects?
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. Pavlovian conditioning +s
b. Genetic variation +s
c. Drug competition +s
d. Expectation of outcome +s +s
Answer: c +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacology: The Science of Drug Action
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s
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5. The administration of oxytocin has been proposed as a treatment for autism. +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. intravenous
b. oral
c. intranasal
d. intracerebral
Answer: c +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
+s +s +s +s +s +s
6. Which factor does not affect the pharmacokinetics of a drug?
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. Route of administration
+s +s
b. Lipid solubility +s
c. Depot binding +s
d. Drug action +s
Answer: d +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
+s +s +s +s +s +s
7. First-pass metabolism occurs when drugs are taken
+s +s +s +s +s +s
a. orally.
b. intravenously.
c. subcutaneously.
d. nasally.
Answer: a +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
+s +s +s +s +s +s
8. The area postrema is one area in the brain where the
+s +s is not complete.
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. cerebrospinal fluid +s
b. blood–brain barrier +s
c. choroid plexus +s
d. phospholipid membrane +s
Answer: b +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
+s +s +s +s +s +s
9. First-pass metabolism occurs with orally administered drugs because
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. their absorption is slowed by food.
+s +s +s +s +s
b. drugs absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach go to the liver on the way
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
togeneral circulation.
+s +
s +s
c. drugs must first survive the acidic environment of the stomach.
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
d. salivary enzymes in the mouth begin the process of metabolism.
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
Answer: b +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
+s +s +s +s +s +s
10. Toxic substances in the blood trigger a vomiting response by activating the
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. blood–brain barrier. +s
b. choroid plexus. +s
c. area postrema.
+s
d. median eminence. +s
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Answer: c +s
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11. Drugs administered _ +s have the most rapid onset of action. +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. subcutaneously
b. intramuscularly
c. orally
d. intravenously
Answer: d +s
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12. Ionization of a drug depends on the
+s of the solution and the
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
of thedrug.
+s +
s
a. pH; pKa
+s
b. pKa; pH +s
c. concentration; lipid solubility +s +s
d. pH; concentration
+s
Answer: a +s
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+s +s +s +s +s +s
13. The absorption of a drug depends on all of the following except
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. lipid solubility.
+s
b. ionization.
c. body temperature.
+s
d. the concentration of the drug.
+s +s +s +s
Answer: c +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
+s +s +s +s +s +s
14. Drugs that are +sshould be avoided by women of childbearing age.
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a. teratogenic
b. able to cross the placental barrier
+s +s +s +s +s
c. psychoactive
d. highly lipid-soluble
+s
Answer: a +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
+s +s +s +s +s +s
15. Agents that induce developmental abnormalities in a fetus are known as
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. psychoactive drugs. +s
b. illicit drugs.+s
c. teratogens.
d. placental drugs. +s
Answer: c +s
Textbook Reference: Pharmacokinetic Factors Determining Drug Action
+s +s +s +s +s +s
16. Depot binding is said to occur when drugs
+s +s +s +s +s +s +s
a. bind to their target sites.
+s +s +s +s
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