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Toxicology

Practice Exam Questions - Bank 6

1. Which of the following terms describes short-term high concentrations and immediate results such as illness, irritation or death? (Plog, 129)
a. acute effects
b. chronic effects
c. stat effects
d. prolonged effects
2. These exposures are typically sudden and severe and involve rapid absorption of the offending material: (Plog, 129)
a. acute
b. chronic
c. physical
d. environmental
3. Which of the following terms describes long-term symptoms of disease or their frequent recurrence? (Plog, 129)
a. acute effects
b. chronic effects
c. stat effects
d. prolonged effects
4. These exposures result in symptoms that usually last for years: (Plog, 129)
a. acute
b. chronic
c. physical
d. environmental
5. Which of the following is not one of the three general classes of air contaminants? (Plog, 129)
a. irritants
b. asphyxiants
c. CNS depressants
d. avoidants
6. These toxic substances interfere with oxygenation of the tissues and affected individual may suffocate: (Plog, 131)
a. irritants
b. asphyxiants
c. CNS depressants
d. avoidants
7. These toxic substances can produce unconsciousness by preventing the brain and spinal cord from doing their normal job: (Plog, 132)
a. irritants
b. asphyxiants
c. CNS depressants
d. avoidants
8. This term describes any agent that can produce or accelerate the development of malignant or potentially malignant tumors or malignant neoplastic proliferation of cells: (Plog, 134)
a. mutagen
b. carcinogen
c. teratogen
d. osteogen
9. This term describes any agent that affects the genetic material of the exposed organism, and can cause cancer, birth defects, or undesirable effects in later generations: (Plog, 135)
a. mutagen
b. carcinogen
c. teratogen
d. paragen
10. This term describes any agent that interferes with normal embryonic development, and may produce malformations of the fetus without inducing damage to the mother: (Plog, 136)
a. mutagen
b. carcinogen
c. teratogen
d. paragen

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