Forensic Science Chapter 7 - Toxicology

The DRE program incorporates standardized methods for examining suspects to determine:

Of the following, which is an acid drug?

To analyze blood for alcohol, forensic labs normally use:

Alcohol is oxidized in the body primarily in:

In the case of Schmerber v. California, blood was categorized as being:

There is a(n) _ relationship between the amount of alcohol in the blood and the alveolar breath

Amount of alcohol absorbed through the stomach is _ the amount absorbed through small intestine

A breath test may be used to analyze:

The blood alcohol concen. level for being legally “Under the Influence” in most states is:

Which test is NOT a widely used SCREENING tool in the toxicology lab?

Rate of alcohol absorption on a full stomach is ___ the rate of absorption on an empty stomach.

For the purpose of extracting the drug out of body tissues, an amphetamine is classified as an:

The technique widely used for directly measuring the amount of alcohol present in the blood is:

Field sobriety tests do NOT include:

Which can be used to determine the body's alcohol content if blood is not available?

The Reinsch test would NOT be used to detect:

DOT set the maximum allowable blood alcohol concen. for commercial truck and bus drivers at:

Which is a factor in determining the rate at which alcohol is absorbed into the bloodstream?

Some alcohol breath-testing devices use __ light to measure the quantity of alcohol.

In Western countries, the most heavily abused drug(s) is/are:

All positive drug findings must be confirmed by a specific test. The test of choice is:

A neutral substance will have a pH closest to:

The elimination or “burn off” rate of alcohol averages ___________ percent w/v per hour.

High levels of carbon monoxide in the blood of a victim at the scene of a fire is proof that:

Alcohol is eliminated from the body chemically unchanged in:

If a specimen of blood is kept unrefrigerated, the alcohol concentration can be expected to:

A substance with a pH of 8 is likely to be:

The concen. of alcohol in breath is in direct proportion to that of blood. This ratio is:

Carbon monoxide is toxic because it:

Upon entering the bloodstream, heroin is almost immediately metabolized into:

The toxicologist's capabilities are NOT directly dependent on the input from the:

During the period of absorption, the concen. of alcohol in arterial blood is _ in venous blood.

The following drug is not typically found in blood or urine:

A breath test reflects the alcohol concentration in the:

Which of the following uses the lowest blood alcohol concen. to determine legal impairment?