PHARMACOLOGY NBME EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Types of smooth muscle - (ANSWER)vasculature
bladder
reproductive tracts
GI tract
respiratory tract
skin
eye
Types of Muscarinic receptors - (ANSWER)M1, M2, M3
QIQ
Location and function of M1 - (ANSWER)multiple functions in Nerve endings
Location and function of M2 - (ANSWER)decelerates the heart rate
Location and function of M3 - (ANSWER)contracts smooth muscle including bladder wall and bronchi
relaxes sphincters (increases GI motility)
increases secretions in glands
vasodilates
contracts the circular and ciliary muscle for near vision accommodation
Location and function of alpha1 - (ANSWER)constricts smooth muscle and sphincters
Location and function of alpha2 - (ANSWER)decreases transmitter release at nerve endings
Location and function of beta1 - (ANSWER)increases heart rate and contractibility in cardiac muscle
Increases renin secretion in kidney
, PHARMACOLOGY NBME EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Location and function of beta2 - (ANSWER)relaxes smooth muscle including bronchi and bladder wall,
increases glucose availability in liver and skeletal muscle
Location and function of beta3 - (ANSWER)increases lipolysis in adipose
Tone at rest - (ANSWER)most organs are controlled by PNS but cardiac ventricle and vascular smooth
muscle are controlled by SNS
Different effects on receptors for epinephrine and norepinephrine - (ANSWER)Epinephrine can act on B2
receptors along with alpha and beta1
But norepinephrine cannot act on B2
SLUD-BBAM - (ANSWER)Salivation
Lacrimation
Urination
Diarrhea
Bradycardia
Bronchoconstriction
Abdominal Cramps
Miosis
Direct Acting Muscarinic Agonists effect - (ANSWER)Induce PNS like control (SLUD-BBAM)
Direct Acting Muscarinic Agonists - (ANSWER)Bethanechol- ileus and urinary rentention
Methacholine- challenge test for asthma
Pilocarpine- dry mouth, glaucoma, sjogren's syndrome
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Types of smooth muscle - (ANSWER)vasculature
bladder
reproductive tracts
GI tract
respiratory tract
skin
eye
Types of Muscarinic receptors - (ANSWER)M1, M2, M3
QIQ
Location and function of M1 - (ANSWER)multiple functions in Nerve endings
Location and function of M2 - (ANSWER)decelerates the heart rate
Location and function of M3 - (ANSWER)contracts smooth muscle including bladder wall and bronchi
relaxes sphincters (increases GI motility)
increases secretions in glands
vasodilates
contracts the circular and ciliary muscle for near vision accommodation
Location and function of alpha1 - (ANSWER)constricts smooth muscle and sphincters
Location and function of alpha2 - (ANSWER)decreases transmitter release at nerve endings
Location and function of beta1 - (ANSWER)increases heart rate and contractibility in cardiac muscle
Increases renin secretion in kidney
, PHARMACOLOGY NBME EXAM (ACTUAL EXAM) WITH CORRECT ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECTLY WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
Location and function of beta2 - (ANSWER)relaxes smooth muscle including bronchi and bladder wall,
increases glucose availability in liver and skeletal muscle
Location and function of beta3 - (ANSWER)increases lipolysis in adipose
Tone at rest - (ANSWER)most organs are controlled by PNS but cardiac ventricle and vascular smooth
muscle are controlled by SNS
Different effects on receptors for epinephrine and norepinephrine - (ANSWER)Epinephrine can act on B2
receptors along with alpha and beta1
But norepinephrine cannot act on B2
SLUD-BBAM - (ANSWER)Salivation
Lacrimation
Urination
Diarrhea
Bradycardia
Bronchoconstriction
Abdominal Cramps
Miosis
Direct Acting Muscarinic Agonists effect - (ANSWER)Induce PNS like control (SLUD-BBAM)
Direct Acting Muscarinic Agonists - (ANSWER)Bethanechol- ileus and urinary rentention
Methacholine- challenge test for asthma
Pilocarpine- dry mouth, glaucoma, sjogren's syndrome
