Forensic Toxicology — Flashcards

Flashcard 51: _____ is commonly referred to as white oleander.

Answer: Nerium odorum

Flashcard 52: _____ is commonly referred to as monkshood.

Answer: Aconite

Flashcard 53: Chronic OP toxicity manifests itself usually as _____ sensorimotor axonopathy.

Answer: symmetrical

Flashcard 54: _____ is commonly referred to as castor bean.

Answer: Ricinus communis

Flashcard 55: _____ (pink disease) is a feature of mercury poisoning,

Answer: Acrodynia

Flashcard 56: Cannabis preperation:_____ is made from flower tops

Answer: Ganja

Flashcard 57: Phosphorus, arsenic, thallium, and zinc phosphide are known to be associated with a _____-like odour

Answer: garlic

Flashcard 58: Does swallowing mercury contained in a glass thermometer (elemental mercury) produce adverse effects?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 59: Smoke from burning which plant is known to carry toxic material?

Answer: Nerium odorum (White Oleander)

Extra: All parts of the Nerium odorum (White Oleander) plant contain cardiac glycosides. Inhalation of smoke from the burning plant can lead to poisoning.

Flashcard 60: What is the toxic alkaloid responsible for epidemic dropsy?_____

Answer: Sanguinarine