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What is meant by higher brain functions?
Thought and action - eg speech, movement, emotion
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What does ADME stand for?
Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion
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What is absorbance?
The process by which xenobiotics enter the bloodstream following administration
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What is distribution?
The transfer of a substance from one part of the body to another
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Metabolism
The enzymatic process by which the structure of a drug is altered to convert the drug into a more water-soluble compound in order to facilitate its removal from the body
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What is meant by excretion?
The final removal of drug or their by-products from the body
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What does ADME stand for?

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Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion

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What is absorbance?

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What is distribution?

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Metabolism

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