PENN FOSTER VETERINARY
PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSIONS
2025 GRADED A+
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[DATE]
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,1. What are the two types of intestinal motility patterns?
Ans: Peristalsis (wave of contraction), segmentation (mixing action)
2. Acute vomiting and diarrhea in dogs and cats often respond to conservative management
such as?
Ans: Withholding food for 12 to 24 hours
3. List two species that do not vomit?
Ans: Rats and horses
4. What is the mechanism of action of saline/hyperosmotic laxatives?
Ans: Retaining water osmotically in the gut. Cause softening of the stool.
5. What is the active ingredient of Metamucil?
Ans: psyllium
6. Direct cholinergic drugs stimulate the GI tract by what mechanism?
Ans: My mimicking the effect pf acetylcholine
7. A synthetic antibiotic/anti-inflammatory agent used to treat giardiasis and anaerobic
bacterial infection in animals is called _____?
Ans: Metronidazole
8. List four products that used as a dentifrice/oral cleansing agents?
Ans: C.E.T, nolvadent, oral Dent, Oxydent
,9. what is the difference between peristalsis and segmentation?
Ans:
Peristalsis-Wave on contraction that moves contents along
Segmentation- intestinal contractions that mix contents
10. Define Agonist?
Ans: Drug that has affinity for a receptor/stimulates receptor into action
11. Define Contraindication?
Ans: A reason not to use a drug in a particular situation
12. Define Efficacy?
Ans: The degree to which a drug produces its desired response.
13. Define Over-the-counter drug?
Ans: One that may be purchased without prescription from a veterinarian.
14. Define Prescription Drug?
Ans: One that must be used under the supervision of a veterinarian.
15. Define Receptor?
Ans: A group of specialized molecules on or in a cell that bind with a drug to produce an effect.
16. Define Therapeutic Index?
, Ans: Expresses the relationship between a drug's therapeutic and harmful effects
17. Define Withdrawal Time?
Ans: Amount of time that must elapse between the end of drug therapy and elimination of that
drug from patients’ tissues or products.
18. Define Veterinarian-client-patient relationship?
Ans: Relationship that must exist between the vet, the patient, and the owner before
prescription drugs can be dispensed.
19. List 4 sources of drugs used in Vet Med?
Ans:
• Animal product
• Plant material
• Minerals
• Synthetic products
20. What are 4 components of a drug regimen?
Ans:
• Dose
• Route
• Frequency
• Duration of administration.
21. Discuss the conditions that must be met before a valid veterinarian-client-patient
relationship can be shown to exist?
Ans:
1. Vet must assume responsibility for making clinical judgments in relation to health of the
animal.
PHARMACOLOGY PRACTICE
EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST VERSIONS
2025 GRADED A+
[Document subtitle]
[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME]
[Company address]
,1. What are the two types of intestinal motility patterns?
Ans: Peristalsis (wave of contraction), segmentation (mixing action)
2. Acute vomiting and diarrhea in dogs and cats often respond to conservative management
such as?
Ans: Withholding food for 12 to 24 hours
3. List two species that do not vomit?
Ans: Rats and horses
4. What is the mechanism of action of saline/hyperosmotic laxatives?
Ans: Retaining water osmotically in the gut. Cause softening of the stool.
5. What is the active ingredient of Metamucil?
Ans: psyllium
6. Direct cholinergic drugs stimulate the GI tract by what mechanism?
Ans: My mimicking the effect pf acetylcholine
7. A synthetic antibiotic/anti-inflammatory agent used to treat giardiasis and anaerobic
bacterial infection in animals is called _____?
Ans: Metronidazole
8. List four products that used as a dentifrice/oral cleansing agents?
Ans: C.E.T, nolvadent, oral Dent, Oxydent
,9. what is the difference between peristalsis and segmentation?
Ans:
Peristalsis-Wave on contraction that moves contents along
Segmentation- intestinal contractions that mix contents
10. Define Agonist?
Ans: Drug that has affinity for a receptor/stimulates receptor into action
11. Define Contraindication?
Ans: A reason not to use a drug in a particular situation
12. Define Efficacy?
Ans: The degree to which a drug produces its desired response.
13. Define Over-the-counter drug?
Ans: One that may be purchased without prescription from a veterinarian.
14. Define Prescription Drug?
Ans: One that must be used under the supervision of a veterinarian.
15. Define Receptor?
Ans: A group of specialized molecules on or in a cell that bind with a drug to produce an effect.
16. Define Therapeutic Index?
, Ans: Expresses the relationship between a drug's therapeutic and harmful effects
17. Define Withdrawal Time?
Ans: Amount of time that must elapse between the end of drug therapy and elimination of that
drug from patients’ tissues or products.
18. Define Veterinarian-client-patient relationship?
Ans: Relationship that must exist between the vet, the patient, and the owner before
prescription drugs can be dispensed.
19. List 4 sources of drugs used in Vet Med?
Ans:
• Animal product
• Plant material
• Minerals
• Synthetic products
20. What are 4 components of a drug regimen?
Ans:
• Dose
• Route
• Frequency
• Duration of administration.
21. Discuss the conditions that must be met before a valid veterinarian-client-patient
relationship can be shown to exist?
Ans:
1. Vet must assume responsibility for making clinical judgments in relation to health of the
animal.
