Deck 20: Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System

Question 1

A nerve that contains norepinephrine is what type of neuron?

A) Cholinergic
B) Dopaminergic
C) Muscarinic
D) Adrenergic

Answer 1

Adrenergic

Question 2

The nurse expects a client taking an adrenergic agent to experience which of the following effects?

A) Miosis
B) Bronchoconstriction
C) Decreased gastrointestinal motility
D) Cardiac inhibition

Answer 2

Decreased gastrointestinal motility

Question 3

The nurse is aware that a client having surgery on which of the following organs is at risk for unstable blood pressure postoperatively because of local effects on catecholamines?

A) Adrenal gland
B) Thyroid gland
C) Pituitary gland
D) Parathyroid gland

Answer 3

Adrenal gland

Question 4

A client has a decline in blood pressure.The nurse is aware that what area of the brain will attempt to compensate for this change with internal feedback mechanisms?

A) Pons
B) Medulla
C) Cerebellum
D) Reticular activating system

Question 5

Which of the following would not occur as a result of administration of a cholinergic drug?

A) Bronchoconstriction
B) Bradycardia
C) Mydriasis
D) Glycogen synthesis

Question 6

Neurons that release acetylcholine are called

A) adrenergic neurons.
B) cholinergic neurons.
C) sympathetic neurons.
D) synaptic neurons.

Question 7

Which subdivision of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for mobilization during emergency and stress situations?

A) The cholinergic system
B) The parasympathetic system
C) The sympathetic system
D) The preganglionic system

Question 8

Which of the following substances found in the body is not considered a catecholamine?

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

Question 9

A client has an increase in blood pressure and cardiac output after receiving epinephrine.The nurse interprets that the change in assessment data is a result of the drug's action on which of the following receptors in the client's body?

A) $\alpha$ ₁ receptors
B) $\beta$ ₁ receptors
C) $\beta$ ₂ receptors
D) D₁ receptors

Question 10

An example of a cholinergic receptor site stimulated by acetylcholine is a(n)

A) adrenergic receptor.
B) norepinephrine receptor.
C) dopamine receptor.
D) nicotinic receptor.