| forensic toxicology | | A compound capable of donating a hydrogen ion, (H ) to another compound |
| blood | | The Detection and isolation of drugs in the body |
| hemoglobin | | passage of alcohol across the wall of the stomach and small intestine into the bloodstream |
| catalyst | | Accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction |
| vein | | The combination of oxygen with other substances to produce new products. |
| alveoli | | Person experiencing the _____ is usually unaware and unable to stop or control it |
| gas | | A blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. |
| urine | | Also known as field sobriety tests |
| metabolize | | Elimination of alcohol from the body |
| primary advantage | | a legal, over the counter drug. The most heavily abused drug in Western countries |
| ecretion | | Accomplished with oxidation and excretion |
| anticoagulant | | A substance that prevents coagulation or clotting of a sample of blood |
| thirty four | | The ability to detect small concentrations of drugs in body fluids and organs. |
| Max blood alcohol concentration | | Combines with oxygen and is transported to the entire body. |
| base | | ____ Chromatography is used by the toxicologist for determining alcohol levels in the blood |
| preliminary | | Small sacs in the lungs |
| breathalyzer | | this may not be reached until 2 or 3 hours after the time of consumption |
| elimination | | The temperature at which breath leaves the mouth |
| fuel cell | | Heroin for example, almost immediately metabolizes to _______ upon entering the bloodstream. |
| pulmonary | | Drugs (most at least) are either an Acid or a ____ and fall somewhere on that 0 to 14 scale |
| ethyl alcohol | | Tiny blood vessels. |
| nystagmus | | The more _____ the person is, the less the eye has to move toward the side before jerking or nystagmus begins |
| acid | | A device for collecting and measuring the alcohol content of alveolar breath |
| capillary | | A director in which chemical reactions were used to produce electricity. |
| preservative | | Transforming a chemical in the body to another chemical for the purpose of facilitating its elimination from the body |
| absorption | | A substance that stops the growth of microorganisms in the blood. |
| morphine | | A blood vessel that transports blood to the heart. |
| oxidation | | Vitreous humor and ____ generally DO NOT suffer postmortem ethyl alcohol production to any significant extent |
| intoxicated | | This provides the medium for circulating alcohol through the body thus carrying it to ALL tissues including the brain |
| artery | | A breath test reflects the alcohol concentration in what artery? |
