NURS 288 Week 8- Pharmacology Questions with
Complete Solutions
Pharmacology Correct Answer--the science of drugs
-the study of drugs and their interactions with the body
-means knowledge/study of poison
A Drug Correct Answer--any chemical that has an influence on the
physiological processes of a living organism
-any exogenous non-nutritive substance that influences bodily function
-cannot make the body do something that wasn't part of its original
function
Pharmacodynamics Correct Answer--the mechanism of drug action and
the relationships between drug concentration and the body's response
-what the drug does to the body
Pharmacokinetics Correct Answer--the study of what the body does to
the drug
-4 processes
4 processes of pharmacokinetics Correct Answer-absorption,
distribution, metabolism, excretion
concept of pharmacodynamics Correct Answer--the action of drugs in
living tissue
, -concerned with alterations of normal physiological functioning by the
influence of medication
-therapeutic effect of the drug
Three ways of drug mechanism of action Correct Answer--receptors,
enzymes and non selective interactions
Drug mechanism of action Correct Answer--cannot cause a cell or tissue
to perform a function not part of its natural physiology
-at site of action it can modify the rate at which the cell or tissue
functions
Pharmacodynamics: Receptors Correct Answer--the drugs specific target
-most drugs exert their effects by chemically binding with receptors at
the cellular level
Agonist Correct Answer--when a drug binds with a receptor and elicits
an appropriate response
-activates!
Antagonist Correct Answer--when a drug binds to a receptor and inhibits
cell function by blocking the receptor
-inhibits!!
Complete Solutions
Pharmacology Correct Answer--the science of drugs
-the study of drugs and their interactions with the body
-means knowledge/study of poison
A Drug Correct Answer--any chemical that has an influence on the
physiological processes of a living organism
-any exogenous non-nutritive substance that influences bodily function
-cannot make the body do something that wasn't part of its original
function
Pharmacodynamics Correct Answer--the mechanism of drug action and
the relationships between drug concentration and the body's response
-what the drug does to the body
Pharmacokinetics Correct Answer--the study of what the body does to
the drug
-4 processes
4 processes of pharmacokinetics Correct Answer-absorption,
distribution, metabolism, excretion
concept of pharmacodynamics Correct Answer--the action of drugs in
living tissue
, -concerned with alterations of normal physiological functioning by the
influence of medication
-therapeutic effect of the drug
Three ways of drug mechanism of action Correct Answer--receptors,
enzymes and non selective interactions
Drug mechanism of action Correct Answer--cannot cause a cell or tissue
to perform a function not part of its natural physiology
-at site of action it can modify the rate at which the cell or tissue
functions
Pharmacodynamics: Receptors Correct Answer--the drugs specific target
-most drugs exert their effects by chemically binding with receptors at
the cellular level
Agonist Correct Answer--when a drug binds with a receptor and elicits
an appropriate response
-activates!
Antagonist Correct Answer--when a drug binds to a receptor and inhibits
cell function by blocking the receptor
-inhibits!!
