Chapter 20 Pharmacology Webquest Name:
1. Complete the following quizlet activities from Chapter 20: https://quizlet.com/117791993/pharmacology-andmedication-flash-cards/ a. Go through the flashcards (flipping the flashcards) and learning the information. Write down at least three terms
(and their definitions) that you had the most trouble with: b. Play the “Scatter game” three times. Try to increase your time every trial. What were your times?
Trial 1 ___________ Trial 2 ______________ Trial 3 ______________ c. Make a test that is 15 questions long. Take the test. Score it. How’d you do? __________/15
2. CAFFEINE: Go to http://www.nutrition411.com/content/caffeine-basics to answer the following a. List two potential problems caffeine can cause: b. Complete the following: Did you know?
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Coffee increases alertness, but it also can help to end ____________attacks
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Caffeine is in many pain killers and is especially good at ________________ relief, but headaches might come back even worse once the caffeine wears off
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Coffee reduces the risk of ________________
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Tea reduces the risk of ____________________
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Coffee may reduce the risk of __________________ cancer c. Compare the caffeine content of the following substances:
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6 fl. Oz. coffee: __________mg
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12 fl. Oz. mountain dew: ___________mg
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12 fl. Oz. coca cola: _____________mg
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1 oz. of chocolate: _____________mg
3. ALCOHOL: go to http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/Hangovers/beyondHangovers.htm
to answer the following: a. What is known as a standard “drink size?”
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12 fluid ounces of __________(about _____ alcohol)
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8 to 9 fluid ounces of __________ (about _____ alcohol)
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5 fluid ounces of table wine (about _________ alcohol)
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1.5 fluid ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits (_________ alcohol) b. What are “low-risk” drinking levels for men and women?
-Men: no more than _____drinks/day and no more than ____drinks/week
-Women: no more than ______drinks/day and no more than ____drinks/week c. The parts of the brain most affected by alcohol include:
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________________: controls motor coordination; alcohol affects balance, memory and emotions
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________________: controls memory and emotion; alcohol impairs memory
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______________cortex: alcohol affects this part of the brain by impairing problem solving and memory

d. Are brain problems reversible? Explain. e. How does alcohol affect the following?
1. arrhythmias:
2. strokes:
3. hypertension: f. How does heavy alcohol use affect the liver? Describe thoroughly. g. Check out the BAC chart and answer the following:
1. For your body weight, how many drinks could you have
(at age 21+) that would leave you impaired?
2. What blood alcohol percentage would leave you feeling intoxicated?
3. How many drinks will make you feel intoxicated?
4. “Affected” means that you begin to function abnormally in normal activities (like driving and reaction time). How many drinks will leave you feeling affected.
4. CANNABIS: go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_(drug) or other websites to answer the following: a. Cannabis is a psychoactive drug. What does that mean? b. How many states provide some legal protection for patients who use marijuana with the consent or recommendation
of a doctor? c. The effects of cannabis consumption varies from one person to another. Describe the basic effects of cannabis on
each of the following:
A.
short-term memory
B.
appetite
C.
appreciation of music
D.
stress
E.
heart rate
2.
Describe the basic therapeutic effects of cannabis consumption on each of the following:
A.
pain
B.
nausea
C.
blood vessels
D.
sleep
3.
How is cannabis most often used medically?
4.
How is cannabis used by chemotherapy patients?
5. STUDY ANOTHER DRUG ON SCHEDULE I list. Give a brief synopsis on its effects on the human body.