Conceptual Physical Science Explorations
Conceptual Physical Science Explorations
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ISBN: 9780321567918
Author: Paul G. Hewitt, Leslie A. Hewitt, John A Suchocki
Publisher: Addison Wesley
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Chapter 24, Problem 1RAT

Which of the following is true about a medicine?

(a) It is a drug that provides a euphoric effect.

(b) It is a drug that kills bacteria.

(c) It is a drug that is isolated from a plant.

(d) It is a drug that has a therapeutic properties.

(e) None of the above.

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To determine

The correct option of the statement “Which of the following is true about a medicine?”

Answer to Problem 1RAT

The correct option of the statement “Which of the following is true about a medicine?” is option (d).

Explanation of Solution

A medicine is a drug which is required to cure ill health. The medicinal drugs interact with the organs and cells of the animals including humans possessing characteristic therapeutic effect over them. The term therapeutic is related to the healing effect of the foreign drug interacting inside the human body.

Some therapeutic effects of common drugs are relieving of pain, lowering body temperature, and other specific effects in the human body.

Conclusion:

Therefore,the correct option of the statement “Which of the following is true about a medicine?” is option (d).

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Conceptual Physical Science Explorations

Ch. 24 - What are the three origins of drugs?Ch. 24 - Are a drugs side effects necessarily bad?Ch. 24 - What is synergistic effect?Ch. 24 - In the lock-and-key-model, is a drug viewed as the...Ch. 24 - What holds a drug to its receptor site?Ch. 24 - Prob. 6RQCh. 24 - How does penicillin G cure bacterial infection?Ch. 24 - How does a neuron maintain an electric potential...Ch. 24 - Prob. 9RQCh. 24 - Prob. 10RQ
Ch. 24 - Prob. 11RQCh. 24 - What is the role of GABA in the nervous system?Ch. 24 - Prob. 13RQCh. 24 - Prob. 14RQCh. 24 - Prob. 15RQCh. 24 - Prob. 16RQCh. 24 - What is an anesthetic?Ch. 24 - What is an analgesic?Ch. 24 - Prob. 19RQCh. 24 - Prob. 20RQCh. 24 - Aspirin can cure a headache, but when you pop an...Ch. 24 - Which is better for you:a drug that is a natural...Ch. 24 - When is drug overdose most likely to happen?Ch. 24 - How does chemotherapy work to fight a disease or...Ch. 24 - Prob. 5TECh. 24 - Would formulating a sulfa drug with PABA be likely...Ch. 24 - Prob. 7TECh. 24 - What is an advantage of synaptic clefts between...Ch. 24 - Prob. 9TECh. 24 - How is a drug addicts addiction similar to our...Ch. 24 - When a neuron is at rest there is a tiny electric...Ch. 24 - What flushes back into a neuron as a nerve impulse...Ch. 24 - Prob. 13TECh. 24 - Why do heavy drinkers have greater tolerance for...Ch. 24 - An excess of which of the neurotransmitters...Ch. 24 - Nicotine solutions are available from lawn and...Ch. 24 - A variety of gaseous compounds behave as general...Ch. 24 - How might the structure of benzocaine be modified...Ch. 24 - Prob. 19TECh. 24 - Prob. 20TECh. 24 - Which of the following is true about a medicine?...Ch. 24 - Which of the following would be an example of a...Ch. 24 - What are side effects? (a) They are a multiplying...Ch. 24 - Which of the following would not be part of the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 5RATCh. 24 - How is a set of neurons different from a wire...Ch. 24 - Prob. 7RATCh. 24 - Prob. 8RATCh. 24 - What is the cause of physical pain? (a) Rapid...Ch. 24 - Prob. 10RAT

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