Which of the following terms describes the actions of a tablet on the body after ingestion and absorption?
a. pharmacology
b. pharmacokinetics
c. pharmacodynamics
d. toxicology
c. Pharmacodynamics refers to the actions a drug has on the body, including the drug's mechanism of action, receptor interactions, dose-response relationship, and therapeutic and toxic reactions. Pharmacokinetics describes what the body does to drugs.
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a. True b. False
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A. tuberculin C. insulin B. Luer-Lok D. catheter tip
The space enclosed by the labia minora is called the ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Which of the following is the study of joints of the body?
A) Phlebotomy B) Pathology C) Serology D) Arthrology E) None of the above