BPS1101 Final Exam Practice Questions & Complete Solutions (100% Correct)
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Course
BPS 1101
Institution
BPS 1101
What is the basis of the doctrine of signatures?
a. Properly rebalancing the human body will cure disease states
b. Experiment and observation can identify the proper use of plants and animals
c. Things in the world are "encoded" with clues as to their purpose
d. Trial and error is the bes...
BPS1101 Final Exam Practice Questions &
Complete Solutions (100% Correct)
What is the basis of the doctrine of signatures?
a. Properly rebalancing the human body will cure disease states
b. Experiment and observation can identify the proper use of plants and animals
c. Things in the world are "encoded" with clues as to their purpose
d. Trial and error is the best way to identify cures - Correct Answer c. things in the world are "encoded"
with clues as to their purpose
Why are all-in-one cold medications a poor choice to treat a cold?
a. They contain too many synthetic ingredients
b. Some ingredients reduce the effectiveness of the immune system
c. Many ingredients interfere with each other
d. They are overly expensive - Correct Answer c. Many ingredients interfere with each other
What is a counter-indication?
a. A condition for which a medication may be used
b. A condition for which a medication should not be used
c. A secondary effect or side effect of a medication
d. A condition that cannot be treated with a medication - Correct Answer b. A condition for which a
medication should not be used
What is trepanation?
a. Cutting a hole in the skull
,b. Ringing in the ears
c. A psychiatric disturbance
d. Fear about something that may happen - Correct Answer a. Cutting a hole in the skull
Which of the following herbal remedies makes a poor combination with Tylenol (acetaminophen)?
a. Ginkgo
b. Cold FX
c. Garlic
d. St. John's wort - Correct Answer d. St. John's wort
The most common cause of cancer is
a. Pesticide residues on food
b. Food additives
c. Tobacco
d. Viral infections - Correct Answer c. Tobacco
Testing athletes for steroid use is performed using a GC/MS (gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer).
How does this instrument work?
a. The GC sorts molecules that are then weighed by the MS
b. The MS sorts molecules that are then weighed by the GC
c. The GC weighs molecules that are then sorted by the MS
d. The MS weighs molecules that are then sorted by the GC - Correct Answer a. The GC sorts molecules
that are then weighed by the MS
Which of the following drugs killed 18 cyclists during 1987 to 1989?
, a. erythropoietin (EPO)
b. amphetamines
c. anabolic steroids
d. diuretics - Correct Answer a. erythropoietin (EPO)
Aspirin is considered to be a stomach irritant because
a. It increases the production of mucus and increases the production of acid
b. It increases the production of mucus and decreases the production of acid
c. It decreases the production of mucus and increases the production of acid
d. It decreases the production of mucus and decreases the production of acid - Correct Answer c. It
decreases the production of mucus and increases the production of acid
Which one of the following does NOT cause toxic headaches?
a. aged cheese containing tyramine
b. red wines containing histamines
c. processed foods containing MSG
d. ice cream containing vanillin - Correct Answer c. processed foods containing MSG
What do antibodies stick to?
a. Epitopes
b. Allosterics
c. Agostic sites
d. Leukocytes - Correct Answer a. Epitopes
What does a human cell use to signal to the immune system that it is infected with a virus?
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