Test Bank for Pharmacology Clear and Simple 4th Edition Watkins

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Test Bank for Pharmacology Clear and Simple 4th Edition Watkins

Chapter 01

Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

• The Greek word pharmakon means which of the following?
• Medicine c. Remedy
• Poison d. Medicine, poison, and remedy
• The Dutch word droog means which of the following?
• Drop c. Dry
• Drug d. Dirge
• Most ancient societies treated illness based on which of the following?
• Visions received by medicine men c. Religion
• Trial and error d. Animal sacrifice
• Early records show that pharmacological treatments consisted of which of the following?
• Plants c. Animal products
• Minerals d. Plants, minerals, and animal products
• What did the Chinese document The Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic discuss for the first time?
• Yin and yang c. Meditation
• Acupuncture d. Yin and yang and acupuncture
• The first Chinese manual on pharmacology included 365 medicines and was written in which of the

following centuries?

• 1st century CE c. 3rd century CE
• 2nd century CE d. 4th century CE
• The Ebers Papyrus is which of the following?
• An Iranian medical text written approximately 400 BCE
• An Egyptian medical document written approximately 1550 BCE
• An Eskimo medical paper written approximately 750 BCE
• A Roman medical document written approximately 600 BCE
• The Ebers Papyrus contains which of the following?
• Recipes for treating a variety of illnesses
• The first detailed drawing of the human anatomy
• Journal entries of early healers
• Death records
• Al-Razi, an Iranian, wrote a 20-volume medical book named which of the following? 1 / 4

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• Hawi-Al c. Al-Hawi
• Rad-Mal d. Mal-Rad

10. Examples of healers include all of the following except:

• Wise men
• Shamans
• Medicine men and women
• Tiki men
• Witch doctors
• What event marked the beginning of modern pharmacology?
• Chemists isolating pure chemicals from plants
• The discovery of microorganisms
• The ability to create medication in a laboratory setting
• Mass production of medication
• The main cause of death of U.S. soldiers during World War I was which of the following?
• Infection c. Combat injuries
• Accidents d. Infection and accidents
• What obstacle needed to be overcome to provide penicillin to soldiers during World War II?
• The high cost of the drug
• Transportation of the drug
• Production of penicillin in large enough quantities
• Education of doctors about penicillin
• The science of altering the source of drugs, allowing more to be produced or creating different

variations of the source, is known as which of the following?

• Genetic engineering c. Medication manipulation
• Pharmacological engineering d. Pharmacological harvesting
• Pharmacological advances in the 21st century include which of the following?
• Gene splicing
• Pharmacogenetics
• Plant hybrid development
• Gene splicing, pharmacogenetics, and plant hybrid development
• What plant is the source of most estrogen hormone replacements?
• Yams c. Acorn squash
• Carrots d. Broccoli
• What animals are a source of insulin?
• Cows
• Horses
• Pigs 2 / 4

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• Sheep
• Both cows and pigs

18. Sources of drugs include all of the following except:

• Plants and animals
• Synthetic materials
• Minerals
• Toxins
• Air

19. All of the following drugs are derived from plants except:

• Aspirin
• Novocain
• Ibuprofen.
• Digoxin
• Vitamin C
• Animal sources of drugs include which of the following?
• Horses c. Pigs
• Cows d. Horses, cows, and pigs
• The term that refers to the effect a drug has on the body is which of the following?
• Pharmacodynamics c. Pharmacocites
• Pharmacokinetics d. Pharmacyclics
• Which of the following drugs is prophylactic?
• Estrogen
• Diuretic
• Flu vaccine
• Radiopaque dye
• Fever reducer
• Which of the following is a replacement drug?
• Estrogen
• Diuretic
• Flu vaccine
• Radiopaque dye
• Fever reducer
• Which of the following drugs is palliative?
• Estrogen
• Diuretic
• Flu vaccine 3 / 4

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• Radiopaque dye
• Fever reducer
• What is the source of potassium chloride?
• Animal
• Plant
• Mineral
• Human
• Synthetic
• What is the source of barbiturates?
• Animal
• Plant
• Mineral
• Human
• Synthetic
• Which of the following is a replacement drug?
• Digoxin
• Lasix
• Accutane
• Synthroid
• Plavix
• Which of the following is a diagnostic drug?
• Estrogen
• Barium
• Flu vaccine
• Anticancer drug
• Vitamin C
• Which of the following is a destructive drug?
• Antibiotic
• Insulin
• Diuretic
• Psychotropic
• Potassium chloride
• What is a standardized set of health-care services a provider can render called?
• Scope of practice c. Bill of services
• Bill of goods d. Scope of action

Matching

Match the following medication categories with their definitions.

• Curative d. Palliative
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