Advanced Pharmacology Exam 2 (2026/2027) | Exam Review | 100% Correct Answers | A+

Advanced Pharmacology Exam 2 (2026/2027) |
Exam Review | 100% Correct Answers | A+
• What nervous system kicks in during fight or flight? -✓✓Sympathetic


• What nervous system kicks in during rest and digest? -
✓✓Parasympathetic


• What neurotransmitter does the parasympathetic nervous system use?
-✓✓Acetylcholine


• Cholinergic drugs focus on what neurotransmitter? -✓✓Acetylcholine


• What effects do cholinergic drugs have? -✓✓"Sludge" acronym; wet


Salivation
Lacrimation
Urination
Diaphoresis
GI distress
Emesis


• What effects do anticholinergic drugs have? -✓✓Dry. Remember the
saying

, "hot as a hare; dry as a bone; blind as a bat; red as a beet; mad as a
hatter"


-increased temp/HR
-decreased sweating
-dilated pupils
-decreased bowels
-can also cause confusion


• Adrenergic agonist drugs target which nervous system? -
✓✓Sympathetic; turns it "on"


Fight or flight mode


• Cholinergic agonists target which nervous system? -
✓✓Parasympathetic; turns it "on"


Wet symptoms


• Anticholinergics target which nervous system? -✓✓Parasympathetic;
turns it "off"


Dry symptoms