NURS 251 Portage Learning Pharmacology Module 7
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The study of how chemicals and biological systems interact -CORRECT ANSWER
Pharmacology
Where all is Pharmacology included? -CORRECT ANSWER Toxicology, Food
sciences, agriculture, and medicine
What are the three main sources of drugs today? -CORRECT ANSWER Natural
Sources
Chemical Synthesis
Biotechnology
From the roots of belladonna plant -CORRECT ANSWER Atropine
From the leavew of the purple foxglove -CORRECT ANSWER Digitalis
From the seeds of the opium poppy -CORRECT ANSWER Morphine
What category drug is Atropine -CORRECT ANSWER Anticholinergic
,What category drug is Cocaine -CORRECT ANSWER Local Anesthetic
What category drug is Digoxin -CORRECT ANSWER Cardiac Agent
What category drug is Ephedrine -CORRECT ANSWER Sympathomimetic
What category drug is Morphine -CORRECT ANSWER Analgesic
What category drug is Papaverine -CORRECT ANSWER Smooth Muscle Relaxant
What category drug is Pilocarpine -CORRECT ANSWER Paraymphathomimetic
What Plant produces Atropine -CORRECT ANSWER Atropa Belladonna
What Plant produces Cocaine -CORRECT ANSWER Erythroxylum Coca
What Plant produces Digoxin -CORRECT ANSWER Digitalis Purpurea
What Plant produces Ephedrine -CORRECT ANSWER Ephedra Sinica
What Plant produces Morphine -CORRECT ANSWER Papaver Somniferum
What Plant produces Papaverine -CORRECT ANSWER Papaver Somniferum
,What plant produces Pilocarpine -CORRECT ANSWER Pilocarpus Jaborandi
What drug is used to treat Breast Cancer? -CORRECT ANSWER Paclitaxel (Taxol)
What is Paclitaxel (Taxol) derived from? -CORRECT ANSWER Taxus baccata
What do animals provide to drugs? -CORRECT ANSWER Hormones
Drugs derived from Hogs/Pigs -CORRECT ANSWER Porcine
Drugs derived from cattle -CORRECT ANSWER Bovine
Minerals contained in some drugs -CORRECT ANSWER Calcium
Magnesium
Silver Salts
Two antacids that contain Calcium and Magnesium Hydroxides. -CORRECT ANSWER
Tums and Mylanta
Antimicrobial agent used in dressings for burn patients that contain silver salts -
CORRECT ANSWER Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
, Drugs that are synthesized from laboratory chemicals -CORRECT ANSWER Synthetic
Drug
Drugs that start with a natural substance that is extracted, purified, and altered by
chemical processes -CORRECT ANSWER Semisynthetic Drugs
What is an example of a Synthetic Drug. -CORRECT ANSWER Meperidine (Demerol)
What is an example of a semisynthetic drug? -CORRECT ANSWER Amoxicillin
Used to refer to the concepts of genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology.
-CORRECT ANSWER Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a process that allows scientists to produce _________ from
_________ _________ that were previously available only from animals. -CORRECT
ANSWER Proteins; Bacteria Proteins
What are some drugs produced by biotechnology -CORRECT ANSWER Human Insulin
(Humulin)
Human Growth Hormone (Nutropin)
Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (Thyrogen)
Thrombolytic Agent Alterplase (Activase)
Newest 2025 Actual Exam Complete Questions and
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The study of how chemicals and biological systems interact -CORRECT ANSWER
Pharmacology
Where all is Pharmacology included? -CORRECT ANSWER Toxicology, Food
sciences, agriculture, and medicine
What are the three main sources of drugs today? -CORRECT ANSWER Natural
Sources
Chemical Synthesis
Biotechnology
From the roots of belladonna plant -CORRECT ANSWER Atropine
From the leavew of the purple foxglove -CORRECT ANSWER Digitalis
From the seeds of the opium poppy -CORRECT ANSWER Morphine
What category drug is Atropine -CORRECT ANSWER Anticholinergic
,What category drug is Cocaine -CORRECT ANSWER Local Anesthetic
What category drug is Digoxin -CORRECT ANSWER Cardiac Agent
What category drug is Ephedrine -CORRECT ANSWER Sympathomimetic
What category drug is Morphine -CORRECT ANSWER Analgesic
What category drug is Papaverine -CORRECT ANSWER Smooth Muscle Relaxant
What category drug is Pilocarpine -CORRECT ANSWER Paraymphathomimetic
What Plant produces Atropine -CORRECT ANSWER Atropa Belladonna
What Plant produces Cocaine -CORRECT ANSWER Erythroxylum Coca
What Plant produces Digoxin -CORRECT ANSWER Digitalis Purpurea
What Plant produces Ephedrine -CORRECT ANSWER Ephedra Sinica
What Plant produces Morphine -CORRECT ANSWER Papaver Somniferum
What Plant produces Papaverine -CORRECT ANSWER Papaver Somniferum
,What plant produces Pilocarpine -CORRECT ANSWER Pilocarpus Jaborandi
What drug is used to treat Breast Cancer? -CORRECT ANSWER Paclitaxel (Taxol)
What is Paclitaxel (Taxol) derived from? -CORRECT ANSWER Taxus baccata
What do animals provide to drugs? -CORRECT ANSWER Hormones
Drugs derived from Hogs/Pigs -CORRECT ANSWER Porcine
Drugs derived from cattle -CORRECT ANSWER Bovine
Minerals contained in some drugs -CORRECT ANSWER Calcium
Magnesium
Silver Salts
Two antacids that contain Calcium and Magnesium Hydroxides. -CORRECT ANSWER
Tums and Mylanta
Antimicrobial agent used in dressings for burn patients that contain silver salts -
CORRECT ANSWER Silver Sulfadiazine (Silvadene)
, Drugs that are synthesized from laboratory chemicals -CORRECT ANSWER Synthetic
Drug
Drugs that start with a natural substance that is extracted, purified, and altered by
chemical processes -CORRECT ANSWER Semisynthetic Drugs
What is an example of a Synthetic Drug. -CORRECT ANSWER Meperidine (Demerol)
What is an example of a semisynthetic drug? -CORRECT ANSWER Amoxicillin
Used to refer to the concepts of genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology.
-CORRECT ANSWER Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a process that allows scientists to produce _________ from
_________ _________ that were previously available only from animals. -CORRECT
ANSWER Proteins; Bacteria Proteins
What are some drugs produced by biotechnology -CORRECT ANSWER Human Insulin
(Humulin)
Human Growth Hormone (Nutropin)
Human Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (Thyrogen)
Thrombolytic Agent Alterplase (Activase)
