PUBH 302 FINAL EXAM
toxicology - correct answer-the study of the effects of poisons
toxicology is the ___________ scientific discipline - correct answer-oldest
who was the father of Modern toxicology - correct answer-Paracelesus
"all substances are poisons: there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates
a poison from a remedy." - correct answer-paracelesus
Fundamental rules (dose) - correct answer-exposure must occur for the chemical to present
a risk
different toxic responses arise from different - correct answer-- routes of exposure
- frequencies of exposure
- duration of exposure (acute, chronic, ect.)
Sources of toxins - correct answer-- environmental
- occupational,
- therapeutic
- dietary/food
- accidental
- household,
- nature
- deliberate
occupation exoposure - correct answer-exposure that occurs at work/ job
occupational exposure concerns - correct answer-- safety
- health affects and diseases associated with specific jobs recorded since antiquity
- often members of the lowest social class, not always viewed as a societal concern
national tox. program - correct answer-program run by the DHHS
National Tox. program evaluates: - correct answer-- endocrine disruptors
- occupational mixtures and exposures
- phytotoxicology
- safe drinking water
example of endocrine disruptors - correct answer-BPA in water
example of phytotoxicology - correct answer-tanning beds and UV
who was paracelsus - correct answer-1533 - Miner's disease came from inhaling metal
vapors;
, foundation for the field of chemotherapy
Pott - correct answer-1775; linked scrotal cancer and soot in chimney sweeps
Radium girls - correct answer-1920's; radium girls licked their brushes to prove a point; the
owners fo the company knew the effects of handling radium, yet exposed women to deathly
danger
shoe salesmen - correct answer-1950's; used a fluroscope to size feet to fit shoes; radiation
of feet; repeated exposure for salesmen
ramazzini - correct answer-1713; italian doctor published "disease of workers"; first to link
hazards of dust, fumes, gases to lung disease in workers and asthma
paul ehrlich - correct answer-1854; german scientist developed staining procedures to see
how toxicatns affect living organisms
rachel carson - correct answer-1907-1964; wrote "silent spring"; known as the founder of our
contemporary environmental movement
silent spring helped enact what - correct answer-NEPA; National Environmental Policy Act
How many people could be fed for a year with the amount of food that the US throws away
each year - correct answer-2 billion people
Food waste accounts for what fraction of all freshwater consumption? - correct answer-1/4
What help farmers reduce food waste by helping farmers minimize losses, grow more food,
and use less land? - correct answer-GMO's
Millenium development goals - correct answer-- eradicate extreme poverty
- achieve universal primary education
- gender equality
- reduce child mortality rates
- improve maternal health
- combat HIV AIDS, malaria, etc
- ENVR sustainability
What are some causes of maternal mortality? - correct answer-- haemorrhage
- abortion
- hypertension
- infection
which areas have the highest maternal mortality rates? - correct answer-war torn countries
with destabilization of health care
what can drastically reduce maternal mortality - correct answer-a trained and skilled birth
attendant
toxicology - correct answer-the study of the effects of poisons
toxicology is the ___________ scientific discipline - correct answer-oldest
who was the father of Modern toxicology - correct answer-Paracelesus
"all substances are poisons: there is none which is not a poison. The right dose differentiates
a poison from a remedy." - correct answer-paracelesus
Fundamental rules (dose) - correct answer-exposure must occur for the chemical to present
a risk
different toxic responses arise from different - correct answer-- routes of exposure
- frequencies of exposure
- duration of exposure (acute, chronic, ect.)
Sources of toxins - correct answer-- environmental
- occupational,
- therapeutic
- dietary/food
- accidental
- household,
- nature
- deliberate
occupation exoposure - correct answer-exposure that occurs at work/ job
occupational exposure concerns - correct answer-- safety
- health affects and diseases associated with specific jobs recorded since antiquity
- often members of the lowest social class, not always viewed as a societal concern
national tox. program - correct answer-program run by the DHHS
National Tox. program evaluates: - correct answer-- endocrine disruptors
- occupational mixtures and exposures
- phytotoxicology
- safe drinking water
example of endocrine disruptors - correct answer-BPA in water
example of phytotoxicology - correct answer-tanning beds and UV
who was paracelsus - correct answer-1533 - Miner's disease came from inhaling metal
vapors;
, foundation for the field of chemotherapy
Pott - correct answer-1775; linked scrotal cancer and soot in chimney sweeps
Radium girls - correct answer-1920's; radium girls licked their brushes to prove a point; the
owners fo the company knew the effects of handling radium, yet exposed women to deathly
danger
shoe salesmen - correct answer-1950's; used a fluroscope to size feet to fit shoes; radiation
of feet; repeated exposure for salesmen
ramazzini - correct answer-1713; italian doctor published "disease of workers"; first to link
hazards of dust, fumes, gases to lung disease in workers and asthma
paul ehrlich - correct answer-1854; german scientist developed staining procedures to see
how toxicatns affect living organisms
rachel carson - correct answer-1907-1964; wrote "silent spring"; known as the founder of our
contemporary environmental movement
silent spring helped enact what - correct answer-NEPA; National Environmental Policy Act
How many people could be fed for a year with the amount of food that the US throws away
each year - correct answer-2 billion people
Food waste accounts for what fraction of all freshwater consumption? - correct answer-1/4
What help farmers reduce food waste by helping farmers minimize losses, grow more food,
and use less land? - correct answer-GMO's
Millenium development goals - correct answer-- eradicate extreme poverty
- achieve universal primary education
- gender equality
- reduce child mortality rates
- improve maternal health
- combat HIV AIDS, malaria, etc
- ENVR sustainability
What are some causes of maternal mortality? - correct answer-- haemorrhage
- abortion
- hypertension
- infection
which areas have the highest maternal mortality rates? - correct answer-war torn countries
with destabilization of health care
what can drastically reduce maternal mortality - correct answer-a trained and skilled birth
attendant
