NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
Question
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Poisonous animals deliver their toxins indirectly.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Poisons are toxins that are produced as secondary metabolic products that accumulate in the host animal tissue or that accumulate in tissues of predators after ingestion of toxin-bearing prey (e.g., ciguatoxin accumulation in predatory fish such as barracuda or jack).
Detailed explanation-2: -Poisonous animals have toxins in their skin or other tissues that attack a predator’s body when touched or ingested. These toxins may not be injected into you the way that venoms are, but they can still be deadly. Poisonous animals include most amphibians, such as frogs, toads, newts, and salamanders.
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