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___________________ ___ describes the movement of a medication from the site of application into the body and into the extracellular compartment.
 
  a. Diffusion
  b. Osmosis
  c. Absorption
  d. Elimination

Question 2

A thickened area of scar tissue is called a keloid.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

c
Rationale: a. Diffusion is the movement of a substance across a membrane.
b. Osmosis is the movement of water from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration.
c. Absorption encompasses a medications progress from its pharmaceutical dosage form to a biologically available substance that can then pass through or across tissues.
d. Elimination refers to removal of a substance from the body.

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