Chapter 5 Central and Peripheral Nervous System
Stimulation of which of the following receptor results in vasoconstriction?
Alpha
To help reduce airway secretions during surgery, which of the following drugs is given before surgery in patients?
Atropine
A patient has just received a medication and is now experiencing relief from an exacerbation of asthma. Based on this information, which of the following agonists was given?
Beta 2
Which of the two enzymes inactivate catecholamines?
COMT and MAO
To relieve nasal congestion, you would purchase a medication that has which of the following drug ingredients?
Ephedrine
Which of the following are sympathomimetic or adrenergic agonist?
Epinephrine, Albuterol, Salmeterol
Which of the following muscarinic receptor sites found in the lung is located on submucosal glands and smooth muscle?
M3
The sympathetic nervous system is part of which of the following?
Peripheral nervous system and Autonomic nervous system
Adrenergic receptors in the lung are
all Beta 2
Which of the following describes a drug that blocks a receptor for acetylcholine?
anticholinergic
bronchodilation most likely occurs as a result of stimulation of which receptor?
beta 2
Bronchial submucosal glands are innervated by:
both parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous system
Which of the following would be a sympathomimetic effect of epinephrine?
bronchodilation
Stimulation of Beta 1 receptors of cardiac smooth muscle will cause which of the following?
increased heart rate, increased force of contraction
Sympathetic nervous system stimulation results in which of the following?
mental stimulation
A direct acting cholinergic agent used to help diagnose asthma is
metacholine
Which of the following drugs is a muscarinic that increases airway secretions?
neostigmine
Which branch of the nervous system controls daily functions, such as digestion and bladder control?
parasympathetic nervous system
blood flow to the lung is supplied by which of the following?
pulmonary circulation and bronchial circulation
Which of the following describes the autonomic nervous system?
sends impulses from the brain to the neuroeffector sites
A drug that stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system will cause which of the following?
slower heart rate
Epinephrine accomplishes which of the following?
stimulates alpha and beta receptors equally
Which of the following describes a drug that stimulates the sympathetic nervous system?
sympathomimetic
Relaxation of airway smooth muscle should not occur with which of the following?
use of a cholinergic agent
The nerve that innervates the lung and enters at the hilum in the
vagus
