6011 Final Exam Study Guide Questions With Solutions 2024

cancer types with highest mortality in US {Ans: women: lung, breast, colon men: lung, prostate, colon}hierarchy of hazard controls (5) {Ans: elimination substitution engineering administrative PPE}threshold dose response model {Ans: a threshold dosage must be reached before any detectable harmful effects occur}How vaccines work {Ans: - mimic natural infection, teach your immune system how to recognize a particular pathogen - develop Memory T and B cells}passive diffusion + examples {Ans: the movement of drugs from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration; no energy needed; follows [gradient] 3 key determinants: size, hydrophobicity, ionization/charge examples: lipids, many drugs, ethanol, benzene}IARC Carcinogen Classification {Ans: 1: carcinogenic to humans 2A: probably carcinogenic to humans 2B: possibly carcinogenic to humans 3: not classifiable 4: probably not carcinogenic}