w7 (Toxicology)

Question 1

Anthrax

Answer 1

Acute disease caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis

Question 2

Asphyxiation

Answer 2

Suffocation; to be deprived of oxygen

Question 3

Barium meal

Answer 3

Barium sulfate ingested by patients to allow soft tissues to show up on X-rays

Question 4

Botulism

Answer 4

Potentially fatal paralytic illness caused by the bacteria Clostridium botulinum

Question 5

Breathalyzers

Answer 5

A device used to measure breath alcohol; utilizes chromium chemistry

Question 6

Lethal dose for 50 percent (LD50)

Answer 6

Amount of chemical required to kill half of the test population

Question 7

Neurotransmission

Answer 7

The transmission of nerve impulses across a synapse

Question 8

Neurotransmitter

Answer 8

A substance that transmits nerve impulses across a synapse, e.g. acetyl choline

Question 9

Poisons

Answer 9

Any substance which, if taken into or formed by the body, destroys life or impairs health

Question 10

Polypeptide

Answer 10

A chain of amino acids joined together by peptide bonds

Question 11

Route of administration

Answer 11

The path by which a poison is taken into the body

Question 12

Toxicology

Answer 12

Science of poisons and poisoning

Question 13

Xenobiotics

Answer 13

A foreign chemical substance that is not naturally produced by an organism