The Ingestion of Increasingly Large Doses of a Toxic Drug

question 91

Multiple Choice

The ingestion of increasingly large doses of a toxic drug will produce __________.

• A)a diminished response due to drug dependence
• B)an increased response due to drug sensitization
• C)a diminished response due to drug tolerance
• D)no measurable change in the response to the drug

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Definitions:

Henrietta Lacks

She was an African American woman whose cancer cells were the source of the HeLa cell line, the first immortalized human cell line and one of the most important in medical research.

Cells

The basic structural, functional, and biological units of all living organisms, consisting of a nucleus, cytoplasm, and various organelles.

Stem Cells

Cells with the unique ability to develop into different cell types in the body and possess the capability for self-renewal.

Cell Line

A cell culture developed from a single cell and therefore consisting of cells with a uniform genetic makeup, used in research and medical tests.