Pharm Integration Pharmacology Exam
Modules 4-6 2026/2027 | Pharmacy
Integrated Pharmacology Exam Modules
4-6 with Complete Questions & Verified
Answers
T/F: Tumors can be benign (well contained) or malignant (prone to metastasize; vague
margins) -CORRECTANSWER True
A ________ is a term used to classify skin-tissue cancers.
A) Osteosarcoma
B) Carcinoma
C) Sarcoma
D) Leukemia -CORRECTANSWER B) Carcinoma
Osteosarcoma - bone tissue
Sarcoma - connective tissue
Leukemia - blood cell
Which of the following statements about cytotoxic drugs is false.
A) Attenuate the growth of cancer cells
B) Can easily destroy the cancerous sell without destroying healthy cells
C) Is the basic strategy of anticancer drugs to limit cell proliferation
,D) Kills the cancerous cells -CORRECTANSWER B) Can easily destroy the cancerous
sell without destroying healthy cells
CORRECTION:
Often cannot easily destroy a cancerous cell without also destroying some healthy cells
Which of the following TWO OPTIONS are how cancer drugs generally work.
A) Inhibit RNA/DNA synthesis
B) Indirectly inhibit meiosis
C) Directly inhibit cell division
D) Shrink cancerous cell membranes -CORRECTANSWER A) Inhibit RNA/DNA
synthesis
C) Directly inhibit cell division (MITOSIS)
T/F: When compared to cell-cycle nonspecific, cell-cycle specific drugs inhibit replication
of all cells they encounter and are more generally effective. -CORRECTANSWER
FALSE
When compared to cell-cycle SPECIFIC, cell-cycle NON-SPECIFIC drugs inhibit
replication of all cells they encounter and are more generally effective.
When treating cancer with cell-cycle specific drugs, what specifically about the cells will
determine if they work or not?
A) The specific cell membrane protein
, B) The specific cell phase
C) The specific protein-pump
D) The specific enzyme -CORRECTANSWER B) The specific cell phase
Which of the following is the correct description of the Growth Fraction, as it relates to
treating cancerous cells?
A) Percentage of proliferating cells relative to the total non-neoplastic population
B) Percentage of proliferating cells relative to the total neoplastic population
C) Fraction of decreasing healthy cells relative to total cells
D) Fraction of growing healthy cells relative to growing un-healthy cells -
CORRECTANSWER B) Percentage of proliferating cells relative to the total neoplastic
population
It is the percentage of growing cells relative to the total neoplastic (cancerous)
population.
Which of the following is a side effect of cancer treating drugs?
A) Hair Loss
B) Anemia
C) Anorexia
D) All of the above -CORRECTANSWER D) All of the above
Modules 4-6 2026/2027 | Pharmacy
Integrated Pharmacology Exam Modules
4-6 with Complete Questions & Verified
Answers
T/F: Tumors can be benign (well contained) or malignant (prone to metastasize; vague
margins) -CORRECTANSWER True
A ________ is a term used to classify skin-tissue cancers.
A) Osteosarcoma
B) Carcinoma
C) Sarcoma
D) Leukemia -CORRECTANSWER B) Carcinoma
Osteosarcoma - bone tissue
Sarcoma - connective tissue
Leukemia - blood cell
Which of the following statements about cytotoxic drugs is false.
A) Attenuate the growth of cancer cells
B) Can easily destroy the cancerous sell without destroying healthy cells
C) Is the basic strategy of anticancer drugs to limit cell proliferation
,D) Kills the cancerous cells -CORRECTANSWER B) Can easily destroy the cancerous
sell without destroying healthy cells
CORRECTION:
Often cannot easily destroy a cancerous cell without also destroying some healthy cells
Which of the following TWO OPTIONS are how cancer drugs generally work.
A) Inhibit RNA/DNA synthesis
B) Indirectly inhibit meiosis
C) Directly inhibit cell division
D) Shrink cancerous cell membranes -CORRECTANSWER A) Inhibit RNA/DNA
synthesis
C) Directly inhibit cell division (MITOSIS)
T/F: When compared to cell-cycle nonspecific, cell-cycle specific drugs inhibit replication
of all cells they encounter and are more generally effective. -CORRECTANSWER
FALSE
When compared to cell-cycle SPECIFIC, cell-cycle NON-SPECIFIC drugs inhibit
replication of all cells they encounter and are more generally effective.
When treating cancer with cell-cycle specific drugs, what specifically about the cells will
determine if they work or not?
A) The specific cell membrane protein
, B) The specific cell phase
C) The specific protein-pump
D) The specific enzyme -CORRECTANSWER B) The specific cell phase
Which of the following is the correct description of the Growth Fraction, as it relates to
treating cancerous cells?
A) Percentage of proliferating cells relative to the total non-neoplastic population
B) Percentage of proliferating cells relative to the total neoplastic population
C) Fraction of decreasing healthy cells relative to total cells
D) Fraction of growing healthy cells relative to growing un-healthy cells -
CORRECTANSWER B) Percentage of proliferating cells relative to the total neoplastic
population
It is the percentage of growing cells relative to the total neoplastic (cancerous)
population.
Which of the following is a side effect of cancer treating drugs?
A) Hair Loss
B) Anemia
C) Anorexia
D) All of the above -CORRECTANSWER D) All of the above
