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PK Gupta Series 12: Toxicology- MCQ

PK Gupta Toxicologist

Series 12: Toxicology- MCQ

Multiple choice questions (choose the best statement)

Exercise

Q.1. Toxicants are most likely to be reabsorbed after being filtered at the glomerulus are ---
a)  organic anions
b)organiccations                                                                                                                 
c) natural polar molecules
d) highly lipid- soluble molecules
Q.2. A high urinary pH would favor the excretion of ---
a) organic acids
b) organic bases
c) neutral organic compounds
d) none of the above
Q.3. Diuretics can enhance the renal elimination of compounds that ---
a) are of molecular weight greater than 70 kDa
b) are ions trapped in the tubular lumen
c) are highly lipid soluble
d) are highly protein bound
Q.2. The amount of a volatile liquid excreted by the lungs is ------------------
a) inversely proportional to its lipid-water partition coefficient
b) directly proportional to its vapour pressure
c) directly proportional to its molecular weight
d) inversely proportionate to cardiac output
Q.5. Kernicterus results from ---
a) enzyme induction leading to decreased glucocorticoid levels
b) excess ingestion of foods containing tyramine
c) displacement of bilirubin from plasma proteins
d) malabsorption of fat-soluble vitamins
Q.6. All of the following could influence the gastrointestinal absorption of xenobiotics except ---.
a) pH
b) intestinal microflora
c) presence of food
d) time of day
Q.7. The rate of diffusion of a xenobiotic across the GI tract is proportional to all of the following except ---
a)  hepatic blood flow
b) surface area
c) permeability
d) residence time
Q.8. Which of the following is not absorbed in the colon?
a) water
b) sodium ion
c) glucose
d) hydrogen ion
Q.9. Nanoparticles are considered to have diameter smaller than ----
a) 100 µm
b) 10 µm
c) 1 µm
d) 0.1 µm
Q.10. All of the following are true of nanoparticles except ---
a) they are capable of exposing the lung to a large number of particles
b) they are capable of exposing the lung to a large particle surface area.
c) because of turbulence, very few reach the alveoli
d) they are the focus of recent toxicologic research
Answers
            1.  d;         2. a;     3.b ;     2. b;     5. c;      6.d ;     7.a ;     8.c ;      9. d;     10. c;

Exercise

Q.1. All of the following are significantly stored in bone matrix except ----
a) lead
b) diquat
c) strontium
d) fluoride
Q.2. All of the following can cross the placenta except ---
a) heparin
b) rubella virus
c) spirochetes
d) IGG antibody
Q.3. Methylmercury crosses the blood-brain barrier by combining with cysteine and forming a molecular similar to ---
a) glycine
b) glutamine
c) taurine
d) methionine
Q.2. Which of the following statements are true?
a) the blood-brain barrier of a 70-year old is more permeable than that of a premature infant
b) chemicals/ drugs can be excreted into the urine by active secretion
c) the kidney lacks cytochrome P450 enzymes.
d) all mammalian placentas have the same number of tissue layers
Q.5. All of the following are true of breast milk except --
a) acidic compounds may be more concentrated in milk than plasma
b) toxicants can be passed from mother to offspring.
c) toxicants can be passed from cows to humans
d ) DDT, PCBs, and PBBs can be found in human milk
Q.6. Active transport is characterized by all of the following except ---
a)  a movement against a concentration gradient
b) energy requirement
c) nonsaturability
d) competitive inhibition
Q.7. All of the following are true of the facilitated diffusion except ---.
a) does not require energy
b) movement against a concentration gradient
c) saturability
d) involvement of a carrier
Q.8. Which of the following does NOT uncouple oxidative phosphorylation?
a) pentachlorophenol
b) dinitrophenol
c) aconitase
d) salicylate
e) gramacidin
Q.9. Which of the following is NOT true regarding peroxisome proliferators?
a) they are a structurally diverse group of chemicals
b) they cause marked induction of lipid metabolizing enzymes
c) they often are non-genotoxic hepatocarcinogens in rodents
d) they induce hepatic CYP1A which is indicative of peroxisome proliferation
e) they operate via the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor
Q.10 For which of the following route of exposure, pre-systemic elimination is possible?
a. Oral (GIT)
b. Inhalation
c. Intramuscular
d. Intravenous
Answers
1.       1. b;         2. a;     3.d ;     2.b ;     5. a;     6. c;      7. b; 8. c; 9. d; 10. a.

Exercise

 Q 1. Methylation ---
a) typically increases the water solubility of xenobiotics
b) is a major pathway of xenobiotic metabolism
c) requires S-adenosylmethionine (SAM)
d) requires acetyl coenzyme A
e) requires taurine
Q.2. Of the more than 40 cytochrome P450 isozymes, which 6 account for the majority of xenobiotic metabolism in humans?
a) CYP1E1, CYP2B1, CYP2B19, CYP2F1, CYP3A7, CYP4A6
b) CYP1A1, CYP2A6, CYP2B6, CYP2D6, CYP2F2, CYP4B2
c) CYP1B2, CYP2C6, CYP2F2, CYP3A2, CYP3A4, CYP4A2
d) CYP1A2, CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, CYP2E1, CYP3A4
e) CYP1A1, CYP2C8, CYP2F2, CYP3A7, CYP4A2, CYP4A6
Q3. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of active transport?
a) blocked by saxitoxin
b) movement against a concentration gradient
c) exhibits a transport maximum
d) energy dependent
e) selectivity
Q.2. Which of the following does NOT inhibit electron transport?
a) rotenone
b) succinate
c) antimycin-A
d) formate
e) azide
Q.5. Reabsorption of toxicants does NOT occur through
a) entero-hepatic recirculation
b) glomerular filtration
c) diffusion
d) active transport
e) carriers for physiologic oxyanions
Q. 6. When all receptors are occupied by a toxicant and there is a miximum amount of receptor-toxicant complexes, the response is labelled -------.
a) t1/2
b)LCmax
c) Emax
d)Cmax
Q.7.  Which of the following statements is true?
a) toxicant receptor interactions are always reversible
b) receptors for toxicants are always enzymes
c) the toxic response is relsayted to the toxicant concentration in the plasma more so than the concentration at the site of action.
d) none of the above
Q.8.  An increase in free drug concentration will ----.
a) increase the pharmacological effect
b) decrease the toxic effect
c) decrease the amount of drug filtered at the glomerulus
d) none of the above
Q.9. The phrase that best defines "toxicodynamics" is the
a) linkage between exposure and dose
b) linkage between dose and response
c) dynamic nature of toxic effects among various species
d) dose range between desired biological effects and adverse health effects
e) loss of dynamic hearing range due to a toxic exposure
Q. 10. Which of the following is NOT an initiating event in carcinogenesis?
a) DNA adduct formation
b) DNA strand breakage
c) mutation of proto-oncogenes
d) oxidative damage of DNA
e) mitogenesis
Answers
1.c; 2.d; 3.a; 2.b; 5.b; 6. c; 7. d; 8. a; 9.b; 10. e.

Exercise

Q.1. A probe drug for human CYP2C19 activity is -----
a) mephenytoin
b) valproic acid
c) carbamazepine
d) warfarin
Q. 2. All of the following are true CYP2D6 except ----------
a) it converts codeine to morphine
b) it is polymorphic
c) it is induced by quinidine
d) poor metabolizers have a lower risk of lug cancer
Q. 3. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor agonist include all of the following except---
a) TCDD
b) benzopyrene
c) 3- methylcholanthrene
d) benzene
Q. 2. Enzyme induction in humans has been associated wit ---
a) osteomalacia
b) hepatocellular carcinoma
c) cirrhosis
d) psoriasis
Q. 5. In metabolism-dependent inhibition of cytochrome P45o, ---
a) the parent compound is a potent inhibitor.
b) the metabolite must be a product of P450 catalysis
c) the metabolite is a potent inhibitor
d) the inhibition is always irreversible
Q. 6.  A compound that induces CYP2D6 is ------------
a) rifampin
b) dexamethazone
c) ethanol
d) none of the above
Q. 7. All of the following are considered phase I biotransformation reactions except ---
a) hydrolysis
b)conjugation
c) reduction
d) oxidation
Q. 8. All of the following statements are true except--------------
a) forms of epoxide hydrolase can exist in both microsomes and cytosol
b) gemfibrozil is conjugated with glucuronic acid before it is oxidized by cytochrome P 50
c) CYP2D6 and CYP2C9 metabolize over half of the drugs in current use
d) biotransformation can take place in the gut
Q. 9. UDP glucuronyltransferases conjugate all of the following endogenous molecules except ------------------
a) thyroid hormone
b) bilirubin
c) steroid hormones
d) parathyroid hormone
Q. 10. Id codeine were given to a patient who was a 2D6 ultrametabolizer, the most likely result would be ---------
a) inadequate analgesia
b) higher-than-normal levels of morphine at 2 hr post-dose
c) higher-than-normal levels of codeine at 4 hr post-dose
d) higher-than-normal levels of oxycodone at 4 hr post-dose
Answers
1.       a; 2. c; 3. d; 2 a ; 5. c; 6. d; 7, b; 8. c; 9. d; 10. b.

Exercise

Q. 1. Victim drug is ----------------
a) a drug whose clearance is determined mostly by a single route of administration
b) a drug that induces neutralizing antibodies
c) a drug that is unstable in plasma
d) a racemic drug mixture where one isomer inhibits the metabolism of the other isomer.
Q. 2. Terfenadine and ketoconazole are examples of  -----------
a) enzyme inducers
b) perpetrator and inhibitor
c) victim drug and perpetrator
d) drugs with limited biotransformation
Q. 3. All of the following are true except ----------------------
a) hyperforin induces CYP3A4
b) broccoli inhibits 1A2
c) grapefruit juice inhibits intestinal CYP3A4
d) drugs that inhibits transporters can help anticancer agents
Q. 2. Levels of UDPGA and PAPS are lowered by --------------
a) Saint-John’s- wort
b) phenobarbital
c) rifampin
d) fasting
Q. 5. An example of a pair of enantiomers in which one inhibits CYP2D6  and the other has little inhibiting activity is ---------
a) R and S methadone
b) R and S warfarin
c) R and S mephenytoin
d) quinidine and quinine
Q. 6. Which of the following biotransformation enzyme-subcellular location pairs is correct?
a) alkaline phosphatase-cell membrane
b) carboxylesterase-blood
c) sulfotransferase-cytosol
d) all of the above
Q. 7. The least likely biotransformation reaction that aniline would undergo is -----------
a) halogenation
b) aromatic hydroxylation
c) N-acetylation
d) N-glucuronidation
Q. 8. The proteins KEAPI and Nrf2 ----
a) suppress CYP expression in response to inflammation
b) induce enzymes in response to oxidative stress
c) promote DNA  methylations
d) none of the above
Q. 9. All of the following are true to glutathione except----
a) Germ cells and ovum have high levels
b) conjugation of dibromoethane results in a mutagenic metabolite
c) conjugation of electrophiles is a major means of protecting DNA
d) conjugation always occurs enzymatically
Q. 10.  Phenobarbital ----------
a) cause liver tumors in human and rodents
b)  cause liver tumors in rodents but not humans
c) cause liver tumors in primates but not in rodents
d) cause liver tumors in rodents and nasal tumors in humans

Answers
1.       a; 2. c; 3. b; 2. d; 5. d; 6. d; 7, a; 8. b; 9. d; 10. b .

Exercise

Q. 1. Systemic availability of an orally administered toxicant is dependent on ---
a)  gastrointestinal absorption
b) intestinal mucosa metabolism
c) first-pass liver metabolism
d) all of the above
Q. 2. Which of the following statements are true ------------
a)  renal clearance is equal to urine formation
b) hepatic clearance cannot exceed hepatic blood flow
c) a process that increases free drug concentration will decrease hepatic clearance and increase renal clearance
d) total body clearance equals dose divided by half-life
Q. 3. A classic example of a drug inducing its own metabolism is --
a) warfarin
b) lovastatin
c) carbamazepine
d) theophylline
Q. 2. An example of a thermodynamic parameter  used in physiologic, Toxicokinetic models is ----
a) tissue partition co-efficient
b) alveolar ventricular rate
c) cardiac output
d) liver volume
Q. 5. Fick/s law of diffusion
a) is a zero-order process
b) is a first-order process
c) applies to active transport
d) requires energy
Q. 6. The method of predicting the toxicokinetic behavior of chemicals and drugs across species is called -----------------
a) Monte Carlo stimulation
b) benchmark kinetics
c) allometric scaling
d) linear regression kinetics
Q. 7. Which of the following is not theoretically possible?
a) volume of distribution greater than volume of human body
b) volume of distribution equal to blood volume
c)total clearance equal to renal clearance
d) bioavailability (F) greater than 1
Q. 8. A compartment in which uptake of xenobiotic is dependent on membrane permeability and total membrane area is called -------------
a) perfusion limited
b) diffusion limited
c) blood flow limited
d)  ventilation limited
Q. 9. The alpha phase of an intravenously administered drug classically represents the ------------
a) absorption phase
b) elimination phase
c) dissolution phase
d) distribution phase
Q. 10. An advantage of a physiologic, toxicokinetic model over a classic model is ------------
a) it may be able tp predict tissue concentration
b) it only has 2 compartments
c)  the mathematics are less complicated
d) it can give a better estimation of bioavailability
Answers
1.       d; 2. b ; 3.c ; 2.a ; 5. b; 6.c ; 7, d; 8. b; 9. d; 10. a .

Exercise  

Q. 1 the hepatic clearance of a drug with a high hepatic extraction ratio is largely dependent on ------
a) drug protein binding
b) hepatic blood flow
c) drug-metabolizing enzyme activity
d) intestinal blood flow
Q. 2. All of the following are true of saturation kinetics with increasing dose except --------
a) clearance must decrease
b) half-life can increase or decrease
c) volume of distribution will decrease if there is saturation of serum protein binding
d) volume of distribution will decrease if there is saturation of tissue binding
Q. 3. All of the following are true of nonlinear kinetics except ----------
a) ratio of metabolites will remain constant with change in dose
b) clearance will change with change in dose
c) AUC will not be dose proportional
d) decline of xenobiotic is non exponential
Q. 2. All of the following are true of first-order kinetics except ----
a) steady state concentration is proportional to rate of intake
b) rate of intake will not change time to steady state
c) half-life is inversely proportional to clearance
d) a change in half-life will not change time to steady state
Q. 5. All of the following are true of first-order kinetics except -------------
a) the elimination rate constant increases with dose.
b) a semilogarithmic plot of plasma concentration versus time yields a single straight line
c) the concentration of xenobiotic in plasma decreases by a constant fraction per unit time
d) the volume of distribution in independent of dose
Q. 6. After ------. 93.8% of a dose of drug is eliminated
a) 3 half-lives
b) 4 half-lives
c) 5 half-lives
d) 6 half-lives
Q. 7 all of the following are components of the central compartment except ------------------.
a) liver
b) lungs
c) bone
d) kidney
Q. 8. Which of the following has the largest value of distribution
a) chloroquine
b) ethyl alcohol
c) albumin
d) ethylene glycol
Q. 9. The common units used to express total clearance of a toxicant are ----
a) mg/mL
b) mg/min
c) mL/ min
d) mg/min.mL
Q. 10. In first order kinetics ----------------------
a) a constant amount of toxicant is removed oer unit time
b) AUC is not proportional to dose
c) half-life changes with increasing dose
d) clearance, volume of distribution, and half-life do not change with dose
Answers
1.       b; 2. c; 3. a; 2. d; 5. a; 6. b; 7, c; 8. a; 9.c ; 10. d .

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