PSB 3444 Final Exam Review Questions & Answers 2024/2025
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PSB 3444 Final Exam Review Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Trade Name (aka proprietary or brand name) - ANSWERS-The property of the company selling the drug; no other company can use the name
-Names that can be patented
Example of trade name - ANSWERSTylenol
Chemical Name - ANSWERSThe che...
PSB 3444 Final Exam Review Questions
& Answers 2024/2025
Trade Name (aka proprietary or brand name) - ANSWERS-The property of the company selling the drug;
no other company can use the name
-Names that can be patented
Example of trade name - ANSWERSTylenol
Chemical Name - ANSWERSThe chemical terminology, letters, and numbers that indicate the drug's
composition and refer to places where different parts of the drug molecule are joined
Example of chemical name - ANSWERSN-acetyl-p-aminophenol
Generic Name - ANSWERSWhen a drug becomes established, its chemical name is too clumsy to be
useful and a new, shorter generic name or non-proprietary name is created
Example of generic name - ANSWERSAcetaminophen
Drug doses are described by? - ANSWERS-Milligrams (mg) per kilogram (kg) of body weight
-aka determined by person's weight
How are the behavioral and physiological effects of a drug determined? - ANSWERSBased on the
concentration in the blood and brain
No matter how much drugs you or someone else takes, the concentration is different for each (T/F) -
ANSWERSTRUE. A drug may metabolize and become concentrated quicker for someone and not for
someone else.
, Antagonism - ANSWERSOne drug blocks the effects of another drug (direct, indirect)
Super-additive effect - ANSWERS-If, together, drugs have an effect that is greater than might be expected
simply by combining their individual effects
-aka potentiation!
Two drugs, if taken simultaneously, can impact each other by? - ANSWERSAntagonism or a super-
additive effect (A+B = C)
GABA Receptor - ANSWERS-Ion channel for chlorine
-When it opens, chlorine goes IN and causes the cell to become hyperpolarized (less likely to fire an
action potential)
How do agonists shift the DRC? - ANSWERSShift DRC to the left (meaning you need less of the drug or a
lower dose)
Why do agonists shift the DRC to the left? - ANSWERSBecause agonists activate receptors so if you take
an agonistic drug, you will feel the effects with a much smaller dose
How do antagonists shift the DRC? - ANSWERSShift DRC to the right (meaning you need more of the drug
or a higher dose)
Why do antagonists shift the DRC to the right? - ANSWERSBecause antagonists prevent a receptor from
activating so if you take an antagonistic drug, you will need more of a drug (a higher dose) to feel any
effects
Drugs that are weak acids will... - ANSWERSBecome concentrated on the basic side
Drugs that are weak bases will... - ANSWERSBecome concentrated on the acidic side
What is classical conditioning? - ANSWERS-Stimulus and response; behavior that happens automatically
in response to a stimulus
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