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Exam 1/2 Anatomy and Physiology: Exam Review
This deck covers key concepts in anatomy and physiology, including pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, neurotransmitters, and various physiological processes.
Pharmacodynamics
Study of how a drug acts on living things
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Key Terms
Term
Definition
Pharmacodynamics
Study of how a drug acts on living things
Parenteral
Point of entry outside the GI tract
Potentiation
One drug increases the affect of another drug
1970
Controlled substance act
Enteral
Within GI tract
Pharmacokinetics
Study of how the body handles a drug over time
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
Pharmacodynamics | Study of how a drug acts on living things |
Parenteral | Point of entry outside the GI tract |
Potentiation | One drug increases the affect of another drug |
1970 | Controlled substance act |
Enteral | Within GI tract |
Pharmacokinetics | Study of how the body handles a drug over time |
1906 | Pure food and drug act |
1938 | Food, drug, and cosmetics act |
Appendicular | Contains most of our 206 bones |
PNS is ANS sensory and ? | Somatic (motor nerves) |
Diencephalon | Thalamus and hypothalamus |
Dermatome | Nerve innervation (isolation) to a given region of the skin |
Sinuses superior to eyes | Frontal |
Phrenic nerve | C4 |
Arachnoid | Middle layer of meningeal covering |
Nipple line | T4 |
Origin | Attachment of muscle to bone where the movement is the least |
Insertion | Attachment of muscle to bone where the movement is the most |
EMTS program director | Dr. Sherman |
Optic nerve | CN II |
Diffusion | Solute from a high to low |
Osmosis | Solvent moves from a low to high solute |
Active transport | Solute from a low to high |
Therapeutic Index | Relative safety of the drug. Lethal dose and effective dose |
Therapeutic Range | Concentration of a drug that provides the highest probability of response with the least risk of toxicity |
Synergism | Combined action of two drugs that is greater than the sum of each agent acting alone |
Pharmacokinetic | The movement of drugs through the body |
Emulsion | Fat or oil suspended particles in liquid |
Neurotransmitter of brain for mood/depression | Serotonin |
Neurotransmitter of brain when decreased leads to tremors | Dopamine |
Medical director | Dr. Sherman |
Baroreceptors are found in? | Heart, aorta, carotid |
Acidosis is the condition in which the bicarbonate level is increased and the carbonic acid level is decreased. True or false? | False |
An excessive increase in cell size is called? | Hypertrophy |
Energy in the cells is stored in the form of? | ATP |
When tissue is injured, mast cells discharge granules, such as histamine. True or False? | True |
Neurotransmitter norephrine is for? | Adrenergic |
Which 1906 act by the US congress was enacted to protect the public from mislabeling? | Pure food and drug act |
Drugs administered orally are classified as? | Enteral |
Any drug that causes a physiological response is called? | Agonist |
What Is the neurotransmitter at the preganglionic fiber? | Acetylcholine |
Chemoreceptors provide negative feedback to regulate? | pH Levels |
Synergism | The combined action of 2 or more drugs that make them all greater |