Animal Pharmacology MCQS

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1. What is pharmacology?
(A) The study of animal behavior
(B) The study of genetic mutations
(C) The study of drugs and their effects on living organisms
(D) The study of animal habitats

2. Which of the following is an example of a pharmacodynamic effect?
(A) Drug metabolism
(B) Drug-receptor interaction
(C) Drug absorption
(D) Drug distribution

3. What is the primary goal of pharmacotherapy in animals?
(A) To diagnose diseases
(B) To treat diseases and improve health
(C) To prevent diseases
(D) To study animal genetics

4. Which term refers to the study of how drugs move into, through, and out of the body?
(A) Pharmacokinetics
(B) Pharmacodynamics
(C) Pharmacogenetics
(D) Pharmacotherapy

5. What is a drug receptor?
(A) A type of enzyme
(B) A protein or molecule to which a drug binds to produce a biological response
(C) A type of hormone
(D) A component of the immune system

6. How does pharmacokinetics differ from pharmacodynamics?
(A) Pharmacokinetics focuses on drug effects, while pharmacodynamics studies drug movement
(B) Pharmacokinetics studies metabolism only
(C) Pharmacokinetics studies ADME, while pharmacodynamics studies drug effects and interactions
(D) Pharmacokinetics studies safety, pharmacodynamics efficacy

7. What is the role of drug metabolism in pharmacology?
(A) To convert drugs into active or inactive forms
(B) To remove drugs from the body
(C) To transport drugs
(D) To regulate blood flow

8. Which route of drug administration bypasses the gastrointestinal tract?
(A) Oral
(B) Subcutaneous
(C) Inhalation
(D) Intravenous

9. What is the therapeutic index of a drug?
(A) Chemical structure
(B) Duration of action
(C) Dosage form
(D) Ratio of toxic dose to therapeutic dose

10. What is a side effect of a drug?
(A) Undesirable effect at therapeutic dose
(B) Route of administration
(C) Primary effect
(D) Drug metabolism

11. Which is a local anesthetic drug?
(A) Morphine
(B) Aspirin
(C) Penicillin
(D) Lidocaine

12. What is the mechanism of action of antibiotics?
(A) Reduce inflammation
(B) Kill or inhibit bacterial growth
(C) Lower blood pressure
(D) Block pain signals

13. What is the role of anticoagulants?
(A) Treat infections
(B) Relieve pain
(C) Prevent blood clot formation
(D) Lower cholesterol

14. Which drug type treats fever and inflammation?
(A) Antibiotics
(B) Anticoagulants
(C) Antidepressants
(D) Antipyretics

15. What is the main function of analgesics?
(A) Reduce fever
(B) Relieve pain
(C) Treat infections
(D) Lower glucose

16. Which is a diuretic drug?
(A) Furosemide
(B) Acetaminophen
(C) Digoxin
(D) Insulin

17. Why are antiparasitic drugs given to animals?
(A) Treat parasitic infections
(B) Lower blood pressure
(C) Improve digestion
(D) Relieve pain

18. Which drug class treats hypertension in animals?
(A) Antipsychotics
(B) Antifungals
(C) Antivirals
(D) Beta-blockers

19. What is the function of bronchodilators?
(A) Reduce inflammation
(B) Treat infections
(C) Widen airways in lungs
(D) Lower cholesterol

20. Which is a common veterinary antihistamine?
(A) Ibuprofen
(B) Prednisolone
(C) Acetaminophen
(D) Diphenhydramine

21. How do anthelmintic drugs work?
(A) Reduce fever
(B) Block pain signals
(C) Kill or expel worms
(D) Treat fungi

22. Which drug class treats seizures?
(A) Antidepressants
(B) Anticonvulsants
(C) Antihypertensives
(D) Anticoagulants

23. What is the main function of antipyretics?
(A) Treat infections
(B) Relieve pain
(C) Reduce fever
(D) Lower blood pressure

24. Which is an NSAID used in veterinary medicine?
(A) Penicillin
(B) Prednisolone
(C) Furosemide
(D) Aspirin

25. Why are anesthetic drugs administered?
(A) Induce unconsciousness for surgery
(B) Relieve pain
(C) Treat infections
(D) Lower glucose

26. Which drug class treats heart failure?
(A) Cardiac glycosides
(B) Antihypertensives
(C) Vasodilators
(D) Diuretics

27. What is the function of antidiarrheals?
(A) Treat diarrhea
(B) Reduce inflammation
(C) Relieve pain
(D) Lower blood pressure

28. Which drugs control vomiting?
(A) Antidiarrheals
(B) Antifungals
(C) Antiemetics
(D) Anticonvulsants

29. How do immunosuppressive drugs act?
(A) Boost immunity
(B) Treat infections
(C) Suppress immune response
(D) Reduce fever

30. Which is a calcium channel blocker?
(A) Digoxin
(B) Enalapril
(C) Furosemide
(D) Amlodipine

31. What is the action of anti-emetic drugs?
(A) Stimulate vomiting
(B) Induce anesthesia
(C) Suppress nausea and vomiting
(D) Treat diarrhea

32. Which drug class treats heartworm disease?
(A) Anticoagulants
(B) Antibiotics
(C) Anthelmintics
(D) Antihistamines

33. What is the function of antifungal drugs?
(A) Treat bacterial infections
(B) Reduce fever
(C) Relieve pain
(D) Treat fungal infections

34. Which is a topical antibiotic?
(A) Gentamicin
(B) Amoxicillin
(C) Doxycycline
(D) Cephalexin

35. How do anticonvulsants work?
(A) Reduce inflammation
(B) Lower blood pressure
(C) Block pain signals
(D) Control seizures

36. Which drug class treats allergies?
(A) Antidepressants
(B) Anticonvulsants
(C) Diuretics
(D) Antihistamines

37. What is the function of vasodilators?
(A) Reduce fever
(B) Widen blood vessels
(C) Lower cholesterol
(D) Relieve pain

38. Which is a hormonal drug?
(A) Acetaminophen
(B) Ibuprofen
(C) Insulin
(D) Aspirin

39. How do corticosteroids act?
(A) Treat infections
(B) Suppress immunity and inflammation
(C) Induce anesthesia
(D) Lower glucose

40. Which drug class treats congestive heart failure?
(A) Anticonvulsants
(B) Diuretics
(C) Antihypertensives
(D) Antidepressants

41. What do muscle relaxants do?
(A) Induce unconsciousness
(B) Reduce fever
(C) Treat infections
(D) Relax muscles and relieve spasms

42. Which is a sedative drug?
(A) Morphine
(B) Furosemide
(C) Diazepam
(D) Enalapril

43. How do bronchodilators work?
(A) Reduce inflammation
(B) Relax and widen airways
(C) Lower blood pressure
(D) Treat fungi

44. Which drug class treats UTIs?
(A) Antibiotics
(B) Anticoagulants
(C) Antifungals
(D) Antidiarrheals

45. What is the function of antiseptics?
(A) Treat infections systemically
(B) Prevent infection at wounds
(C) Lower glucose
(D) Induce anesthesia

46. Which is a proton pump inhibitor?
(A) Ranitidine
(B) Famotidine
(C) Omeprazole
(D) Metronidazole

47. How do anti-inflammatory drugs act?
(A) Induce anesthesia
(B) Reduce inflammation and pain
(C) Lower blood pressure
(D) Treat infections

48. Which drug class treats anxiety?
(A) Antidepressants
(B) Anxiolytics
(C) Anticonvulsants
(D) Antipsychotics

49. What is the function of antihypertensives?
(A) Reduce fever
(B) Treat infections
(C) Induce unconsciousness
(D) Lower blood pressure

50. Which is an alpha-adrenergic blocker?
(A) Amlodipine
(B) Prazosin
(C) Enalapril
(D) Furosemide

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