Correct Answers 2024/2025
Pharmacology - ANSWERSthe study of how drugs affect the body
drugs - ANSWERSa substance or chemical that affects the way your body operates
what did pharmacology begin with - ANSWERSthe fermentation of beer
what was the treatment of diseases thought to be in ancient civilizations - ANSWERSmagic
shen nung - ANSWERSfather of chinese medicine
introduced accupuncture and tea drinkning
ayurveda - ANSWERSthe ancient system of medicine in India
4 ways to gaining knowledge:
-Scriptual testimony
-perception
-inference
-reasoning intellect
Medicine in Eqypt - ANSWERSmaintained records on papyri
hippocrates - ANSWERSdisliked the "hocus pocus"
said that health required a balance of the 4 humors
-blood
-phlem
, -black bile
-yellow bile
Medicine in midievil europe - ANSWERSbeginning of human body exploration
hemlock - ANSWERSused in many forms for many different things
curare - ANSWERSblocks action of neuromuscular junction - suffication
3 Guides of Modern Pharmacology - ANSWERS1. Each disease has a unique cause for which there is a
specific cure
2. each cure has a specific nature that is obtained from the original product by chemical extraction
3. the administration of a remedy is based on dose-response in which the appropriate dose is
determined
paracelsus - ANSWERSdismissed mixtures and herbs
distinguished the difference between a drug and a poison
oswald schmiedeberg - ANSWERSfather of modern pharmacology
studied chloroform
john jacob abel - ANSWERSfather of american pharmacology
stressed the importance of experiments and not just observation
william stewart halsted - ANSWERSintroduced the hospital chart, latex gloves, and numerous surgical
procedures
3 things a drug must do to be a "drug" - ANSWERS1. Have a mechanism of delivery
2. They must have effects to the body before they are metabolized or inactivated/ be metabolized to
their active forms