Intro

Question 1

What is a drug

Answer 1

A drug is an external substance that acts on living tissue to produce a measurable change in the function of that tissue

Question 2

Types of drug use in dentistry

Answer 2

Local anaesthetic
Antimicrobials
Anxiolytics
Analgesics
Medical drugs

Question 3

Anxiolytics

Answer 3

Anxiety meds

Question 4

Analgesics

Answer 4

Pain meds

Question 5

Difference between hormone and neural messages

Answer 5

Hormone-all tissues
Neural - specific tissues

Question 6

Examples of hormone systems

Answer 6

Insulin/glucagon

T3 T4

Cortisol/aldosterone

Question 7

Control of heart rate

Answer 7

Symp- speeds up heart rate adrenaline on beta adrenergic receptors
Parasympathetic- slows down heart rate Ach on m2 muscarinic receptors

Question 8

Beta agonist

Answer 8

Adrenaline

Question 9

Atenolol

Answer 9

Beta blocker

Question 10

Pilocarpine

Answer 10

Cholinergic agonist

Question 11

Atropine

Answer 11

Cholinergic blocker , increases heart rate

Question 12

Topical drug administration

Answer 12

Drug applied to the tissue where it acts

Question 13

Systemic drug administration

Answer 13

Drug applied to the whole organism

Question 14

Parenteral

Answer 14

Drug administered by injection

Question 15

Transdermal

Answer 15

Drug applied to skin for adsorption

Question 16

Subcutaneous

Answer 16

Drug injected into the tissues of the skin

Question 17

Intramuscular

Answer 17

Drug injected into muscle

Question 18

Intravenous

Answer 18

Drug injected into vein

Question 19

Transmucosal

Answer 19

Drug applied to the mucosa for adsorption