9.1 - Toxicology and Dose Response
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Practice Questions
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Define toxicology in your own words.
💡 Hint: Think about its effects on health.
What does LD50 represent?
💡 Hint: Focus on the effect of dosage.
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What is toxicology primarily concerned with?
💡 Hint: Recall the key focus of toxicology.
True or False: The LD50 value indicates the dose that is fatal to 50% of test subjects.
💡 Hint: Think about the significance of dosage in toxicity.
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Consider a scenario where a new chemical is introduced in a community. Design a dose-response study to examine its health effects. What parameters would you include?
💡 Hint: Think about what is necessary to draw conclusions about toxicity.
Discuss the implications of a nonlinear dose-response curve. How might this affect public health regulations?
💡 Hint: Consider how regulations might change based on the curve shape.
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