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Penny Dunning
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What is toxicology?
The study of life
The study of the adverse effects of the drugs and poisons on living organisms
The study of what poisons are made of
The study of drugs on living organisims
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What are the different types of toxicology mentioned in the slide? Select all that apply
environmental
Terminal
medical
consumer
forensic
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What are poisons?
Chemicals that can injure or impair body functions
Substances injected by one species to another
An addictive, sleep-inducing drug, that acts as a central nervous system depressant
Substance that increases alertness, attention, and energy, blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration
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________ are mostly described as drugs produced by microorganisms
Drugs
Poisons
Toxins
Venom
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______ are substances that are injected from one species to another
Toxins
Venoms
Poisons
Drugs
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How long has poisoning been used for
6,000 years
6,500 years
7,000 years
5,500years
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_____ poisoning is the effects of a substance from one exposure or a few exposures in a short period of time; _____ Poisoning is long-term repeated exposure where symptoms don't occur right away.
Chronic;Poison
Acute; Poison
Chronic;Acute
Acute; Chronic
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which of the following listed below do NOT contribute to the factors affecting poisoning
Dose
Location of where it occurred
Tolerance
Route of administration
Age
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Toxic substances may not
Contribute to death
make you stronger
cause impairment
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These are the general types of poisons
Gases, Inorganic poisons, Alkaloidal, nonalkaloidal
Acidic, gases, alklode, nonalkalode
Alkaloidal, nonalkaloidal, injection,
Gases, organic, alklode, nonalkalode
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How much concentration of CO in air and time of inhalation will it take to lead to death?
1%; 10 min
3%; 1 min
1%; 3 min
3%; 3 min
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Does carbon monoxide have a taste or color?
yes
no
sometimes
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Does this make it easy for people to detect?
Yes
No
sometimes
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Where is arsenic typically found?
by consuming fish
ground water
paint
additives to make things cheaper
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What are some of the symptoms of over exposure to lead? there are more than one correct answer
Nausea
insomnia
anemia
Mad hatter disease
personality changes
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Where is the source for getting overexposure to mercury?
Ground water
Eating fish
paint
additives to make things cheaper
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What does lead do to children?
interferes with the nervous system and causes learning disablities
Causes nausea
nothing kids are immune
causes minor symptoms, it is worse in adults
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How long were residents of Flint reported to be without clean water?
9 months
not long
18 months too long!!
12 months
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What is are some symptoms of overexposure to mercury
discoloration in the gums
Sensory impairment and lack of cordination
kidney failure
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what happens when there is an over exposure of arsenic
Changes in color of skin and nails and possibly death
Mad Hatter disease
discoloration in gums
organ failure
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Thallium and polonium are not radioactive
True
False
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select the different ways that cyanide can be entered the body. There are more than one right answer
inhalation
injection
direct skin contact
ingestion
when someone keeps it in a jar
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Cyanide is...
kind of lethal
not very lethal
very lethal
Does nothing
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Strychnine has a very sweet taste which makes it hard to detect
true
false
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Strychnine doesn't cause much pain which is why it is used in suicides
true
false
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How toxic is ricin?
extremely toxic; a few grains can kill
slightly toxic
not very toxic, many doses are needed
moderately toxic
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what are pesticides?
Toxic substances released unintentionally into the environment to to kill living things
A drug that changes a person's perceptions and thinking
Toxic substances released intentionally into the environment to to kill living things
Substance that increases alertness, attention, and energy, blood pressure, heart rate, and respiration
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Pesticides are meant to kill.... Select all that apply
Weeds
rodents
insects
people
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What happened when pesticides were released in India? select all that apply
15,000 people died
People had more kids
people gave birth to children who had mental disabilities
it caused birth defects that made people have more twins and triplets
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toxins are produced by...
plants and animals
people
snake venom
certain plants
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