Pharmacodynamics: Pharmacy Exam! Quiz

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Pharmacodynamics: Pharmacy Exam! Quiz - Quiz

Pharmacodynamics is the study of how drugs affect the body on a chemical and psychological level. A pharmacist needs to know how different drugs react to a patient, to prescribe the right one. In this quiz, you will get to test out all the basics of this study. Check it out and see how well you will do!

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1.

An antagonist does indeed cause an effect on its own.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

In a desensitized receptor state, the receptor is functioning normally, but the problem lies in the ligand, which is why there is no ligand-receptor connection despite adding more ligand.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

The following are all what type of drug target/receptors? - G-protein coupled receptors - Receptors that function as enzymes - Nuclear or intracellular receptors - Ligand-gated ion channels - Transporters - Enzymes
- A.
  
  Protein
- B.
  
  Nucleic acid
- C.
  
  Lipids
- D.
  
  Telomere
4.

G Proteins are called "G" because ___ binds to them.
- A.
  
  Gamma subunit
- B.
  
  GTP
- C.
  
  GDP
5.
- A.
  
  D
- B.
  
  D
6.

Choose the best term below that matches the following definition: -Molecules that bind to a site in the receptor other than the active site and cause a conformational change that derives in a change in activity (increase or decrease) of the endogenous ligand or agonist.
- A.
  
  Second messenger (cAMP) activation
- B.
  
  Isozymatic inhibitor
- C.
  
  Allosteric modulators
7.

What drug is an example of a drug that inhibits replication/ translation /transcription after modification of nucleic acids, leading to apoptosis?
- A.
  
  Cisplatin
- B.
  
  Transferrin
- C.
  
  Ribavarin
- D.
  
  Cialis
8.

What is an example of a drug that binds to phospholipids in the cell membrane and interrupts cell permeability?
- A.
  
  Ergosterol
- B.
  
  Cisplatin
- C.
  
  Heliox
- D.
  
  Amphotericine B
9.

Signal transduction can take anywhere from:
- A.
  
  Milliseconds to hours
- B.
  
  Seconds to minutes
- C.
  
  Milliseconds to seconds
- D.
  
  Hours to days
10.

In normal situations, our body only uses 1% of our total insulin receptors.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

Check the factors that are of Importance for signal transduction:
- A.
  
  Ability to amplify small signals
- B.
  
  Mechanisms to protect the cell from excessive stimulation
- C.
  
  Cyclic reactions of adenyl cyclase
- D.
  
  Actication of second messengers