Question 1

All of the following pairs of terms are matched correctly except one.Choose the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) Coneflower :: antidote for snakebites and cold remedy 
B) Witch hazel :: smoked as a remedy for headaches 
C) Bloodroot :: remedy for bronchitis and rheumatism 
D) Golden seal :: treatment for wounds and eye inflammations 
E) All of the above are matched correctly. 
A) Coneflower :: antidote for snakebites and cold remedy 
B) Witch hazel :: smoked as a remedy for headaches 
C) Bloodroot :: remedy for bronchitis and rheumatism 
D) Golden seal :: treatment for wounds and eye inflammations 
E) All of the above are matched correctly.

Question 2

Aloin is the poison used in blow darts and as an effective muscle relaxant during surgery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Up to three million people die from various species of malaria-causing organisms each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All of the following medicinal plants are matched correctly with the disease or condition they are used to treat except one.Choose the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) Cantharanthus roseus :: acute childhood leukemia 
B) Serenoa repens :: benign prostate enlargement 
C) Sanguinaria canadensis :: bronchitis 
D) Cinchona officinalis :: malaria 
E) Rauwolfia serpentine :: ovarian cancer 
A) Cantharanthus roseus :: acute childhood leukemia 
B) Serenoa repens :: benign prostate enlargement 
C) Sanguinaria canadensis :: bronchitis 
D) Cinchona officinalis :: malaria 
E) Rauwolfia serpentine :: ovarian cancer

Question 5

Currently,several million heart patients rely on an extract of Digitalis purpurea to the treatment of various types of heart disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The blending of traditional herbal medicine and modern medicine is most prominent in ________ culture.

Accepted Answer

A) Chinese 
B) Indian 
C) Native American 
D) Sub-Saharan African 
E) Egyptian 
A) Chinese 
B) Indian 
C) Native American 
D) Sub-Saharan African 
E) Egyptian

Question 7

One major threat to traditional medicine in the tropical rain forest is ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One major threat to traditional medicine in...

Question 8

Which of the following is a correct statement about digitalis?

Accepted Answer

A) It is extracted from an herbaceous perennial. 
B) The plant from which it is extracted is in the carnation family. 
C) It is a cardioactive glycoside. 
D) Its effect is to speed up the heart. 
E) More than one of these statements are correct about digitalis. 
A) It is extracted from an herbaceous perennial. 
B) The plant from which it is extracted is in the carnation family. 
C) It is a cardioactive glycoside. 
D) Its effect is to speed up the heart. 
E) More than one of these statements are correct about digitalis.

Question 9

Reye's syndrome is related to patients taking aspirin after having contracted which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) chicken pox 
B) malaria 
C) ovarian cancer 
D) edema 
E) schizophrenia 
A) chicken pox 
B) malaria 
C) ovarian cancer 
D) edema 
E) schizophrenia

Question 10

Both cardioactive glycosides and saponins contain a ________ molecule as the active component.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Both cardioactive glycosides and saponins contain a...

Question 11

Seeds and pits of many members of the rose family contain which type of glycoside?

Accepted Answer

A) cyanogenic 
B) cardioactive 
C) purgative 
D) saponin 
E) None of the above are correct. 
A) cyanogenic 
B) cardioactive 
C) purgative 
D) saponin 
E) None of the above are correct.

Question 12

Which of the following compounds suppresses the activity of prostaglandins?

Accepted Answer

A) quinine 
B) reserpine 
C) acetylsalicylic acid 
D) saponins 
E) vincristine 
A) quinine 
B) reserpine 
C) acetylsalicylic acid 
D) saponins 
E) vincristine

Question 13

Ancient Greek and Roman women used a plant called silphium as a ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ancient Greek and Roman women used a...

Question 14

The release of ________ turns on systemic acquired resistance to pathogens in plants.

Accepted Answer

A) reserpine 
B) vinblastine 
C) salicylic acid 
D) taxol 
E) camptothecin 
A) reserpine 
B) vinblastine 
C) salicylic acid 
D) taxol 
E) camptothecin

Question 15

Which of the following statements is(are)correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Over 75 percent of the rural population of the world relies on herbal medicine as their only health care. 
B) The People's Republic of China is the leading country for incorporating traditional herbal medicine into a modern health care system. 
C) As younger members of a tribe are drawn into modern cultures,the knowledge of herbal medicines is slowly lost. 
D) The Terra Nova Forest Reserve in Belize is a 6,000 acre sanctuary dedicated to the survival of medicinal plants. 
E) All of the above are correct. 
A) Over 75 percent of the rural population of the world relies on herbal medicine as their only health care. 
B) The People's Republic of China is the leading country for incorporating traditional herbal medicine into a modern health care system. 
C) As younger members of a tribe are drawn into modern cultures,the knowledge of herbal medicines is slowly lost. 
D) The Terra Nova Forest Reserve in Belize is a 6,000 acre sanctuary dedicated to the survival of medicinal plants. 
E) All of the above are correct.

Question 16

Ethnobotanists work with indigenous peoples to learn traditional medical practices and their plant sources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Plasmodium merozoites leaving the liver multiply in which of the following locations?

Accepted Answer

A) liver 
B) lymph nodes 
C) white blood cells 
D) red blood cells 
E) endothelial cells 
A) liver 
B) lymph nodes 
C) white blood cells 
D) red blood cells 
E) endothelial cells

Question 18

Approximately ________ percent of all medicines used in the United States today are still plant based.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Approximately ________ percent of all medicines used...

Question 19

Salicylic acid,which provided the basis for the development of aspirin,is believed to be a plant hormone that functions in ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Salicylic acid,which provided the basis for the...

Question 20

Hippocrates' "De Materia Medica" was the standard medical textbook in the 1700s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Medicinal Plants

All of the following pairs of terms are matched correctly except one.Choose the exception.

Aloin is the poison used in blow darts and as an effective muscle relaxant during surgery.

Up to three million people die from various species of malaria-causing organisms each year.

All of the following medicinal plants are matched correctly with the disease or condition they are used to treat except one.Choose the exception.

Currently,several million heart patients rely on an extract of Digitalis purpurea to the treatment of various types of heart disease.

The blending of traditional herbal medicine and modern medicine is most prominent in ________ culture.

One major threat to traditional medicine in the tropical rain forest is ________.

Which of the following is a correct statement about digitalis?

Reye's syndrome is related to patients taking aspirin after having contracted which of the following?

Both cardioactive glycosides and saponins contain a ________ molecule as the active component.

Seeds and pits of many members of the rose family contain which type of glycoside?

Which of the following compounds suppresses the activity of prostaglandins?

Ancient Greek and Roman women used a plant called silphium as a ________.

The release of ________ turns on systemic acquired resistance to pathogens in plants.

Which of the following statements is(are)correct?

Ethnobotanists work with indigenous peoples to learn traditional medical practices and their plant sources.

Plasmodium merozoites leaving the liver multiply in which of the following locations?

Approximately ________ percent of all medicines used in the United States today are still plant based.

Salicylic acid,which provided the basis for the development of aspirin,is believed to be a plant hormone that functions in ________.

Hippocrates' "De Materia Medica" was the standard medical textbook in the 1700s.

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