Deck 7: Drug Therapy for the Autonomic Nervous System

Question 1

Which of the following transmitters is released by the adrenal medulla?

A) dopamine
B) acetylcholine
C) serotonin
D) epinephrine

Answer 1

epinephrine

Question 2

Norepinephrine is released by all postganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous system, except the neurons that go to the:

A) kidneys
B) sweat glands
C) lungs
D) heart and blood vessels

Answer 2

sweat glands

Question 3

Receptors that mediate responses to acetylcholine are called:

A) cholinergic
B) adrenergic
C) sympathomimetic
D) none of the above

Answer 3

cholinergic

Question 4

Receptors that mediate responses to acetylcholine are called:

A) nicotinic receptors
B) cholinergic receptors
C) adrenergic receptors
D) A and C

Question 5

Sympathomimetic agents are also called:

A) cholinergic agents
B) cholinergic blockers
C) adrenergic blockers
D) adrenergic agonists

Question 6

Dopamine receptors are classified as:

A) cholinergic receptors
B) adrenergic receptors
C) adrenergic and cholinergic receptors
D) none of the above

Question 7

Which of the following are known as adrenergic drugs?

A) parasympathomimetics
B) parasympatholytics
C) sympatholytics
D) sympathomimetics

Question 8

The beta 1 adrenergic receptors are located in which of the following organs?

A) heart
B) stomach
C) lungs
D) skeletal muscle

Question 9

Beta 2 adrenergic receptors in the respiratory system produce:

A) bronchoconstriction
B) bronchodilation
C) acetylcholine
D) mucus

Question 10

Adrenergic agonist drugs that affect alpha adrenergic receptors are used in patients with:

A) hypertension
B) hypotension
C) hypoglycemia
D) anemia

Question 11

Adrenergic blockers are also called:

A) sympathomimetics
B) sympatholytics
C) parasympathomimetics
D) cholinergic drugs

Question 12

Which of the following agents are used in the treatment of hypertension, angina, heart failure, and glaucoma?

A) cholinergic blockers
B) adrenergic blockers
C) parasympatholytics
D) anticholinergics

Question 13

Cholinergic agonist drugs are able to mimic the actions of which of the following nervous systems?

A) parasympathetic
B) sympathetic
C) both parasympathetic and sympathetic
D) neither

Question 14

Cholinergic agonist drugs are used most commonly in:

A) cataracts
B) uveitis
C) glaucoma
D) asthma

Question 15

Which of the following selectively inhibit all muscarine responses to acetylcholine?

A) cholinergic blockers
B) adrenergic blockers
C) dopaminergic blockers
D) none of the above

Question 16

Which of the following statements is false?

A) All preganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic nervous system release acetylcholine.
B) All motor neurons of skeletal muscles release acetylcholine.
C) All postganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous system release acetylcholine.
D) All postganglionic neurons of the parasympathetic nervous system release acetylcholine.

Question 17

Which of the following drugs may decrease sweating and cause hyperthermia?

A) sympathomimetics
B) cholinergic drugs
C) adrenergic blockers
D) anticholinergics

Question 18

Cholinergic blockers are prescribed to produce:

A) mental depression
B) dilation of the pupils
C) sweating
D) none of the above

Question 19

Epinephrine is a major neurotransmitter released by the:

A) thymus gland
B) kidney
C) prostate
D) adrenal medulla

Question 20

Dopamine receptors are found in which of the following organs?

A) heart
B) uterus
C) kidneys
D) eyes

Question 21

The two types of alpha receptors include ____________________ and ____________________.

Question 22

Cholinergic receptors mediate responses to ____________________.

Question 23

Death of a group of cells in the body is called ____________________.

Question 24

Dilation of the pupils of the eyes is called ____________________.

Question 25

The major transmitter released by the adrenal medulla is ____________________.

Question 26

A group of chemically related compounds having a sympathomimetic action is called the __________.

Question 27

Contraction of the pupil of the eye is known as __________.

Question 28

There are three major subtypes of cholinergic receptors, which are referred to as nicotinic_N, nicotinic_M, and __________.

Question 29

Sympathomimetics are also called __________ drugs.

Question 30

The beta-adrenergic drugs are used in the treatment of __________ and bronchitis.

Question 31

Alpha-adrenergic drugs are contraindicated in children younger than __________ years of age.

Question 32

Sympatholytic agents are also known as adrenergic __________ agents.

Question 33

Some cholinergic drugs increase concentration of __________ at cholinergic transmission sites.

Question 34

Pheochromocytoma is a malignant tumor of the adrenal __________ that secretes excessive amounts of norepinephrine or epinephrine.

Question 35

__________ is the paralysis of the ciliary muscle of the eye.

Question 36

There are two basic types of receptors associated with the peripheral nervous system: these are adrenergic and __________ receptors.

Question 37

Cholinergic agonist drugs are used most commonly in __________.

Question 38

Parasympatholytics are also called anticholinergics or __________ blockers.

Question 39

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-dopamine

A)Ne-Synephrine
B)Brethaire
C)Dopastat
D)Serevent
E)Alupent

Question 40

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-metaproterenol

A)Ne-Synephrine
B)Brethaire
C)Dopastat
D)Serevent
E)Alupent

Question 41

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-salmeterol

A)Ne-Synephrine
B)Brethaire
C)Dopastat
D)Serevent
E)Alupent

Question 42

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-terbutaline

A)Ne-Synephrine
B)Brethaire
C)Dopastat
D)Serevent
E)Alupent

Question 43

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-phenylephrine

A)Ne-Synephrine
B)Brethaire
C)Dopastat
D)Serevent
E)Alupent

Question 44

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-dicylomine

A)Spiriva
B)Ditropan
C)Robinul
D)Cyclogyl
E)Isopto
F)Bentyl

Question 45

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-cyclopentolate

A)Spiriva
B)Ditropan
C)Robinul
D)Cyclogyl
E)Isopto
F)Bentyl

Question 46

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-atropine

A)Spiriva
B)Ditropan
C)Robinul
D)Cyclogyl
E)Isopto
F)Bentyl

Question 47

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-tiotropium

A)Spiriva
B)Ditropan
C)Robinul
D)Cyclogyl
E)Isopto
F)Bentyl

Question 48

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-oxybutynin

A)Spiriva
B)Ditropan
C)Robinul
D)Cyclogyl
E)Isopto
F)Bentyl

Question 49

Match the generic name with the trade name.

-glycopyrrolate

A)Spiriva
B)Ditropan
C)Robinul
D)Cyclogyl
E)Isopto
F)Bentyl