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ACBS 410 Toxicology Exam 1 questions and answers
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ACBS 410 Toxicology Exam 1 questionsand answers
What is a poison? - correct answer ✔✔a substance that is capable of causing the illness or death of a
living organism when ingested, inhaled or absorbed.
What is venom? - correct answer ✔✔a poisonous substance that is secreted by animals via injection
(bite)
what is a toxin? - correct answer ✔✔poisonous substance produced within living cells or organisms
What is toxicology? - correct answer ✔✔study of poisons
What does toxic mean? - correct answer ✔✔the effects of a poison on biological systems
what is toxicosis? - correct answer ✔✔term used to describe the syndrome/effects from exposure to a
toxicant
Do all toxic exposures show syndromes? - correct answer ✔✔No, some toxins can be exposed at low
doses for long periods of time causing ex. cancer
How do poisons work? - correct answer ✔✔they enter the body and then they target vital organs
what is an antidote? - correct answer ✔✔a substance that will neutralize the poison or its effects
Toxcitiy depends on what? - correct answer ✔✔concentration
How do you prevent poisons? - correct answer ✔✔concentration levels, caution, labeling, educated
, What are the three main types of toxicologists? - correct answer ✔✔Descriptive, mechanistic, and
regulatory
what is a toxicologist? - correct answer ✔✔scientist who evaluates potential adverse (harmful) effects of
exposure on animals, humans, and the environment
what is a descriptive toxicologist? - correct answer ✔✔focus on testing chemicals or agents of toxcitiy,
usually on animals and then correlates that to human conditions. (what happens)
what is a mechanistic toxicologist? - correct answer ✔✔Identify and understand toxcitity at cellular level.
(why it happens)
what is a regulatory toxicologist? - correct answer ✔✔decide (based on data) if a chemial at a low risj
can be marketed (make the rules)
what is the FDA? - correct answer ✔✔Food and drug administration
what does the FDA do? - correct answer ✔✔regulate drugs, cosmetics, and food additives
what does the FDA do for veterinary medicine - correct answer ✔✔-ensures that animal drugs and
medicated feeds are safe andd effective for their intended use.
-ensures that food from treated animals is safe for human consumption
what does EPA stand for? - correct answer ✔✔environmental protection agency
what does the EPA do? - correct answer ✔✔enforces and monitors standards for air and water quality to
reduce pollution and make the environment healthier
what does the FIFRA regulate? - correct answer ✔✔the use of pesticides on animals
what does the USDA stand for? - correct answer ✔✔US department of agriculture
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