Development of a tolerance to a substance implies that a person has reached a threshold quantity of use of the substance and that further increases in consumption or use is not needed.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
You might also like to view...
Which of the following terms means inflammation of the nose and throat?
A) rhinolaryngitis B) nasolaryngitis C) nasopharyngitis D) rhinopharyngitis
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. Ingestion b. Inhalation c. Injection d. Absorption e. Syrup of ipecac 1. Poisoning by the route of breathing 2. Most common route of poisoning 3. Poisoning by a sting, bite or needle 4. Emetic agent no longer recommended for use 5. Poisoning by contact with the skin or eyes
Graft and tumor rejection are mediated primarily by:
a. non-complement-fixing antibodies b. phagocytic cells c. helper T cells d. cytotoxic T cells
When the joint action of two drugs greatly increases the physiological response to a drug-above what would normally occur if each drug were taken separately-it is known as
A. addiction. B. tolerance. C. an antagonistic effect. D. a synergistic effect.