Question 1

Which of the following is descriptive of a panic attack?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muscarinic activation 
B)  Vagomimetic 
C)  Fight or flight 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Muscarinic activation 
B)  Vagomimetic 
C)  Fight or flight 
D)  All of the above C

Question 2

Which of the following is (are)most related to the muscarinic receptors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paravertebral ganglia 
B)  ACh 
C)  Fight-or-flight response 
D)  Adrenergic fibers 
A)  Paravertebral ganglia 
B)  ACh 
C)  Fight-or-flight response 
D)  Adrenergic fibers B

Question 3

Paravertebral ganglia

Accepted Answer

A)  are part of the craniosacral outflow. 
B)  "drive" the vagus nerve. 
C)  are located within the organs of innervation. 
D)  are also called the sympathetic chain ganglia. 
A)  are part of the craniosacral outflow. 
B)  "drive" the vagus nerve. 
C)  are located within the organs of innervation. 
D)  are also called the sympathetic chain ganglia. D

Question 4

Sympathetic nervous system stimulation causes vasoconstriction of the blood vessels,thereby elevating blood pressure.Which of the following drug classifications lowers blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vagolytic 
B)  Sympatholytic 
C)  Parasympathomimetic 
D)  Vagomimetic 
A)  Vagolytic 
B)  Sympatholytic 
C)  Parasympathomimetic 
D)  Vagomimetic

Question 5

A preoperative patient received an antimuscarinic drug (atropine).Which drug-related postoperative consequence is this patient likely to experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  Decreased heart rate 
B)  Difficult urination 
C)  Elevated blood pressure 
D)  Excess salivation 
A)  Decreased heart rate 
B)  Difficult urination 
C)  Elevated blood pressure 
D)  Excess salivation

Question 6

Muscarinic receptors are associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  paravertebral ganglia. 
B)  preganglionic parasympathetic fibers. 
C)  postganglionic parasympathetic fibers. 
D)  all fibers that secrete ACh. 
A)  paravertebral ganglia. 
B)  preganglionic parasympathetic fibers. 
C)  postganglionic parasympathetic fibers. 
D)  all fibers that secrete ACh.

Question 7

Which of the following is not an effector organ for the autonomic nerves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Skeletal muscle 
B)  Visceral smooth muscle 
C)  Glands 
D)  Cardiac muscle 
A)  Skeletal muscle 
B)  Visceral smooth muscle 
C)  Glands 
D)  Cardiac muscle

Question 8

Thoracolumbar outflow is described as

Accepted Answer

A)  fight or flight. 
B)  vagomimetic. 
C)  sympathomimetic. 
D)  More than one of the above are true. 
A)  fight or flight. 
B)  vagomimetic. 
C)  sympathomimetic. 
D)  More than one of the above are true.

Question 9

Which of the following is true of AChase,MAO,and COMT?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terminate adrenergic receptor activation 
B)  Are enzymes that degrade neurotransmitters 
C)  Are adrenergic neurotransmitters 
D)  Are neurotransmitters that activate nicotinic receptors 
A)  Terminate adrenergic receptor activation 
B)  Are enzymes that degrade neurotransmitters 
C)  Are adrenergic neurotransmitters 
D)  Are neurotransmitters that activate nicotinic receptors

Question 10

Muscarinic receptors are

Accepted Answer

A)  activated by norepinephrine. 
B)  located on the effector organs of the sympathetic nervous system. 
C)  activated by catecholamines such as adrenalin and dopamine. 
D)  activated by ACh. 
A)  activated by norepinephrine. 
B)  located on the effector organs of the sympathetic nervous system. 
C)  activated by catecholamines such as adrenalin and dopamine. 
D)  activated by ACh.

Question 11

Which of the following is an adrenergic fiber?

Accepted Answer

A)  Postganglionic parasympathetic 
B)  Preganglionic sympathetic 
C)  Preganglionic parasympathetic 
D)  Postganglionic sympathetic 
A)  Postganglionic parasympathetic 
B)  Preganglionic sympathetic 
C)  Preganglionic parasympathetic 
D)  Postganglionic sympathetic

Question 12

Which of the following is characteristic of the sympathetic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Craniosacral outflow 
B)  Cholinergic fibers only 
C)  Paravertebral ganglia 
D)  Postganglionic transmitter is ACh 
A)  Craniosacral outflow 
B)  Cholinergic fibers only 
C)  Paravertebral ganglia 
D)  Postganglionic transmitter is ACh

Question 13

Increased heart rate,increased blood pressure,bronchodilation,diaphoresis,and pupillary dilation (mydriasis)are consequences of

Accepted Answer

A)  activation of the adrenergic receptors. 
B)  anticholinergic effect. 
C)  vagomimetic activity. 
D)  alpha1 blockade. 
A)  activation of the adrenergic receptors. 
B)  anticholinergic effect. 
C)  vagomimetic activity. 
D)  alpha1 blockade.

Question 14

Which neurotransmitter is secreted by a cholinergic fiber?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adrenaline 
B)  Epinephrine 
C)  Acetylcholine 
D)  Norepinephrine 
A)  Adrenaline 
B)  Epinephrine 
C)  Acetylcholine 
D)  Norepinephrine

Question 15

Sympathetic nerve stimulation causes relaxation of the breathing passages (bronchodilation).Which of the following drug classifications achieves this effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beta2-adrenergic agonist 
B)  Alpha1-adrenergic blocker 
C)  Vagomimetic 
D)  Parasympathomimetic 
A)  Beta2-adrenergic agonist 
B)  Alpha1-adrenergic blocker 
C)  Vagomimetic 
D)  Parasympathomimetic

Question 16

An adrenergic fiber is one that

Accepted Answer

A)  innervates the adrenal medulla. 
B)  is a preganglionic fiber. 
C)  originates in the midbrain. 
D)  secretes norepinephrine as its transmitter. 
A)  innervates the adrenal medulla. 
B)  is a preganglionic fiber. 
C)  originates in the midbrain. 
D)  secretes norepinephrine as its transmitter.

Question 17

A vagolytic effect

Accepted Answer

A)  is a fight-or-flight response. 
B)  is achieved by beta blockade. 
C)  increases heart rate. 
D)  refers to muscarinic activation. 
A)  is a fight-or-flight response. 
B)  is achieved by beta blockade. 
C)  increases heart rate. 
D)  refers to muscarinic activation.

Question 18

Which of the following is characteristic of the parasympathetic nervous system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fight-or-flight response 
B)  Thoracolumbar 
C)  Paravertebral ganglia 
D)  Postganglionic fiber is cholinergic 
A)  Fight-or-flight response 
B)  Thoracolumbar 
C)  Paravertebral ganglia 
D)  Postganglionic fiber is cholinergic

Question 19

An anticholinergic or antimuscarinic effect

Accepted Answer

A)  causes miosis and bradycardia. 
B)  is characterized by an increased heart rate and urinary retention. 
C)  resembles a vagomimetic response. 
D)  resembles a fight-or-flight response. 
A)  causes miosis and bradycardia. 
B)  is characterized by an increased heart rate and urinary retention. 
C)  resembles a vagomimetic response. 
D)  resembles a fight-or-flight response.

Question 20

Muscarinic activation is

Accepted Answer

A)  a consequence of vagal discharge. 
B)  a response to the binding of NE to its adrenergic receptors. 
C)  a fight-or-flight response. 
D)  achieved by sympathetic discharge. 
A)  a consequence of vagal discharge. 
B)  a response to the binding of NE to its adrenergic receptors. 
C)  a fight-or-flight response. 
D)  achieved by sympathetic discharge.

Exam 12: Autonomic Nervous System

Which of the following is descriptive of a panic attack?

Which of the following is (are)most related to the muscarinic receptors?

Paravertebral ganglia

Sympathetic nervous system stimulation causes vasoconstriction of the blood vessels,thereby elevating blood pressure.Which of the following drug classifications lowers blood pressure?

A preoperative patient received an antimuscarinic drug (atropine).Which drug-related postoperative consequence is this patient likely to experience?

Muscarinic receptors are associated with

Which of the following is not an effector organ for the autonomic nerves?

Thoracolumbar outflow is described as

Which of the following is true of AChase,MAO,and COMT?

Muscarinic receptors are

Which of the following is an adrenergic fiber?

Which of the following is characteristic of the sympathetic nervous system?

Increased heart rate,increased blood pressure,bronchodilation,diaphoresis,and pupillary dilation (mydriasis)are consequences of

Which neurotransmitter is secreted by a cholinergic fiber?

Sympathetic nerve stimulation causes relaxation of the breathing passages (bronchodilation).Which of the following drug classifications achieves this effect?

An adrenergic fiber is one that

A vagolytic effect

Which of the following is characteristic of the parasympathetic nervous system?

An anticholinergic or antimuscarinic effect

Muscarinic activation is

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