NUR 354 EXAM 1
QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS!!
NUR 354
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,NUR 354 EXAM 1 (CH 12 - CHOLINERGIC
DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC
NERVOUS SYSTEM, CH 13 - ADRENERGIC
DRUGS AFFECTING THE AUTONOMIC
NERVOUS SYSTEM, CH 15 - DRUGS FOR
SEIZURES, CH 20 - DRUGS FOR
DEGENERATIVE DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM, CH 21 - DRUGS FOR
NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS, CH 32 -
DRUGS FOR HEMATOPOIETIC DISORDERS, CH
38 - DRUGS FOR NEOPLASIA) QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!!
What are the two major divisions of the nervous system? Answer - -Central
nervous system (CNS)
-Peripheral nervous system (PNS)
What are the two primary components of the CNS? Answer - -Brain
-Spinal cord
What are the two subdivisions of the peripheral nervous system? Answer - -
Somatic nervous system (controls voluntary movements)
-Autonomic nervous system (controls involuntary responses)
,What are the two subdivisions of the autonomic nervous system? Answer - -
Sympathetic division
-Parasympathetic division
What is the characteristic set of signs and symptoms produced when the
sympathetic nervous system is activated? Answer - Fight-or-flight response
What is the set of signs and symptoms produced when the parasympathetic
nervous system is activated? Answer - Rest-and-digest response
What are effects of the sympathetic nervous system? Answer - -Dilates pupils
-Inhibits salivation
-Accelerates heart rate, contractility
-Dilates bronchioles
-Stimulates release of glucose
What are effects of the parasympathetic nervous system? Answer - -Constricts
pupils
-Stimulates salivation
-Slows heart rate, contractility
-Constricts bronchioles
What is the primary neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system?
Answer - Acetylcholine (ACh)
What is the role of acetylcholinesterase (AChE)? Answer - An enzyme that
destroys acetylcholine (ACh)
, What are the receptors of the parasympathetic nervous system called? Answer
- Cholinergic
What are drugs that inhibit the parasympathetic nervous system? Answer -
Anticholinergic
What are examples of acetylcholinesterase (AChE)/cholinesterase inhibitors?
Answer - -Donepezil (Aricept)
-Galantamine (Razadyne)
-Rivastigmine (Exelon)
What is the MOA of donepezil (Aricept)? Answer - Increases the amount of
acetylcholine (ACh) by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
What is the indication of acetylcholinesterase (AChE)/cholinesterase inhibitors?
Answer - Alzheimer's disease
What is the indication of bethanechol (Urecholine)? Answer - Urinary
retention
What is the MOA of bethanechol (Urecholine)? Answer - Binds to cholinergic
receptors to produce the rest-and-digest response that relaxes the bladder
What is a cholinergic crisis? Answer - Symptoms that occur when a patient is
given too much cholinergic medication
What are symptoms of a cholinergic crisis? Answer - Salivation
Lacrimation
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