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6. Where, in your body, is cholesterol made?

  • Pancreas
  • Heart
  • Liver
  • Lungs
  • Stomach

7. Cholesterol is used to make cell membranes and sex hormones

  • True
  • False

8. Narrow blood vessels, caused by atheroma, cause low blood pressure

  • False
  • True

9. Statins are chemicals found in plants and are used to reduce cholesterol levels

  • True
  • False

10. How do statins work?

  • They don't work at all
  • Stop the enzyme producing cholesterol
  • They absorb cholesterol
  • They make the blood vessels bigger

11. In a double blind trial who will know who is given the new drug?

  • The patient and the doctor
  • Neither the doctor nor the patient
  • The doctor only
  • The patient only

12. Cannabis is a legal drug

  • False
  • True

13. What is a drug used by athletes to make them perform better?

  • Cannabis
  • Placebo
  • Steroid
  • Heroin
  • Statin

14. A person can become addictedto a drug because the drug affects the way the mind and body work chemically

  • True
  • False