Medical
__________ is available online or can be loaded onto a smartphone or other portable device and includes more than 3,300 brand and generic drugs, and alternative medicines.
Epocrates
The study of how drugs are used to treat disease is __________.
pharmacotherapeutics
Bones are held together by tough, cord-like structures called __________.
ligaments
What is the anterior bone of the cranium called?
frontal bone
A healthcare professional __________ a drug by distributing it, in a properly labeled container, to a patient who is to use it.
dispenses
The process of transporting a drug from its administration site to its site of action is called __________; this term also pertains to the length of time between dosing and availability in the bloodstream.
Distribution
The study of what drugs do to the body is __________.
pharmacodynamics
In adults, what contains yellow marrow, which consists of mostly fat?
medullary cavity
The occipital bone is an example of which type of bone?
Flat
An immunization that is made from the toxin of an organism, rather than the organism itself, is called a(n) __________.
Toxoids
When an antigen enters the body, specialized white blood cells called __________ produce antibodies, which in turn combine with the antigens to neutralize them.
Lymphocytes
The study of drugs is called __________.
pharmacology
Bone density can be increased by __________.
Walking
The __________ form the palm of the hand.
metacarpals
The trade name of a drug also is known as the __________.
brand or proprietary name
What is the term for the study of what drugs do to the body?
Pharmacodynamics
A physician __________ a drug either by giving a patient a prescription to be filled by a pharmacy or by sending the order directly to the pharmacy through an electronic system.
prescribes
The __________ joins with the radius and some of the bones of the wrist and is the medial bone of the forearm.
ulna
Which of the following form the front of the foot?
metatarsals
Which bone forms part of the floor of the cranium?
ethmoid bone
The process of converting a drug from its dose form, such as a tablet or capsule, into a form the body can use is called __________.
absorption
The unintended but fairly mild and common effects of a medication are called __________.
side effects
Which type of bone is the patella (kneecap)?
sesamoid
The bones of synovial joints are covered with __________ and are held together by a fibrous joint capsule.
hyaline cartilage
A prominent projection on a bone is known as a(n) __________.
process