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NUR-210 Exam #2 Questions and
Answers – Updated 2024
What are the two systems of the ANS? - Ans:✔✔-sympathetic and parasympathetic
What response does the Sympathetic Nervous System stimulate? - Ans:✔✔-Fight or Flight response
What response does the Parasympathetic Nervous System stimulate? - Ans:✔✔-Rest and Digest
Andregenic Agents can also be known as _____________. - Ans:✔✔-symapthomometics
The Beta 1 receptor controls what body system? - Ans:✔✔-Cardiac (heart)
What response in the heart is caused by stimulation of the Beta 1 receptor? - Ans:✔✔-Makes it beat
faster and stronger
The Beta 2 receptor controls what body system? - Ans:✔✔-respiratory (lungs)
What response in the lungs is caused by stimulation of the Beta 2 receptor? - Ans:✔✔-bronchodilation
Which ANS affecting medication deals with the Sympathetic nervous system? - Ans:✔✔-Adrenergic
Agents
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What responses are caused by the stimulation of the Alpha Receptors? - Ans:✔✔-vasodilation (perpheral
vascular), pupilary dilation
Nervousness, insomnia, fine muscle tremors, palpitation, tachycardia, and hypertension are all side
effects of what agent? - Ans:✔✔-Adrenergic Agents
What kind of medicine increases the effects of the Parasympathetic Nervous System? - Ans:✔✔-
Cholinergic Agents
What affect do Andrenergic Agents in the cardiac system? - Ans:✔✔-Tachycardia
What affect do Andrenergic Agents cause in the respiratory system? - Ans:✔✔-Bronchodilation
What affect do Adrenergic Agents cause in the peripheral vascular system? - Ans:✔✔-vasoconstriction
(causes increased BP)
What affect do Adrenergic Agents have on the eyes? - Ans:✔✔-pupillary dilation
What are side effects? - Ans:✔✔-Too much of a good thing
What is another name for Cholinergic Agents? - Ans:✔✔-Muscarinic Agonists
What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the heart? - Ans:✔✔-slows the heart rate
What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the colon? - Ans:✔✔-Stimulates peristalis (relaxes)
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What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the bladder? - Ans:✔✔-increases bladder tone (helps
urination)
What affect do Cholinergic Agents on the eyes? - Ans:✔✔-pupillary constriction, decreased intraocular
pressure
Diarrhea, frequent urination, and blurred distance vision are all side effects of which agent? - Ans:✔✔-
Cholinergic Agents
What medicine blocks the Parasympathetic Nervous System and doesn't stimulate the Sympathetic
Nervous System? (aka a Cholinergic Blocker) - Ans:✔✔-Anticholinergic Agents
Which ANS agent is used prior surgeries to dry out mucous membranes? - Ans:✔✔-Anticholinergic
Agents
Another name for an Anticholinergic Agent is a _______. - Ans:✔✔-Cholinergic Antagonist
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the cardiac system? - Ans:✔✔-mild increase in pulse rate
What affect do anticholinergic agents have on the respiratory system? - Ans:✔✔-mild bronchial dilator
T/F: Anticholinergic Agents are used as a treatment for conditions requiring total bronchodilation. -
Ans:✔✔-False
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What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the mucous membranes? - Ans:✔✔-decrease salivation
(drys them out)
T/F: Prior to surgery Anticholinergic Agents are given to prevent aspiration during the procedure. -
Ans:✔✔-True
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the colon? - Ans:✔✔-decreases GI motility
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the eyes? - Ans:✔✔-pupillary dilation
Decreased urination, decreased defecation, decreased saliva, and decreased (poor) vision are all side
effects of which ANS agent? (can't pee, can't see, can't spit, can't shit) - Ans:✔✔-Anticholinergic Agents
Cholinergic Agents can also be known as ______________. - Ans:✔✔-Parasymathomimetics
Normal body flora are found where? - Ans:✔✔-Bowels, upper respiratory tract, skin, vaginal vault
_________ are the normal body flora found in the bowels. - Ans:✔✔-Probiotics
What WBC type increases within the 24 hours of infection? - Ans:✔✔-neutrophils
What WBC type is present with an allergic reaction? - Ans:✔✔-eosinophils
What WBC type appears during the healing process? - Ans:✔✔-basophils
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NUR-210 Exam #2 Questions and
Answers – Updated 2024
What are the two systems of the ANS? - Ans:✔✔-sympathetic and parasympathetic
What response does the Sympathetic Nervous System stimulate? - Ans:✔✔-Fight or Flight response
What response does the Parasympathetic Nervous System stimulate? - Ans:✔✔-Rest and Digest
Andregenic Agents can also be known as _____________. - Ans:✔✔-symapthomometics
The Beta 1 receptor controls what body system? - Ans:✔✔-Cardiac (heart)
What response in the heart is caused by stimulation of the Beta 1 receptor? - Ans:✔✔-Makes it beat
faster and stronger
The Beta 2 receptor controls what body system? - Ans:✔✔-respiratory (lungs)
What response in the lungs is caused by stimulation of the Beta 2 receptor? - Ans:✔✔-bronchodilation
Which ANS affecting medication deals with the Sympathetic nervous system? - Ans:✔✔-Adrenergic
Agents
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What responses are caused by the stimulation of the Alpha Receptors? - Ans:✔✔-vasodilation (perpheral
vascular), pupilary dilation
Nervousness, insomnia, fine muscle tremors, palpitation, tachycardia, and hypertension are all side
effects of what agent? - Ans:✔✔-Adrenergic Agents
What kind of medicine increases the effects of the Parasympathetic Nervous System? - Ans:✔✔-
Cholinergic Agents
What affect do Andrenergic Agents in the cardiac system? - Ans:✔✔-Tachycardia
What affect do Andrenergic Agents cause in the respiratory system? - Ans:✔✔-Bronchodilation
What affect do Adrenergic Agents cause in the peripheral vascular system? - Ans:✔✔-vasoconstriction
(causes increased BP)
What affect do Adrenergic Agents have on the eyes? - Ans:✔✔-pupillary dilation
What are side effects? - Ans:✔✔-Too much of a good thing
What is another name for Cholinergic Agents? - Ans:✔✔-Muscarinic Agonists
What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the heart? - Ans:✔✔-slows the heart rate
What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the colon? - Ans:✔✔-Stimulates peristalis (relaxes)
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What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the bladder? - Ans:✔✔-increases bladder tone (helps
urination)
What affect do Cholinergic Agents on the eyes? - Ans:✔✔-pupillary constriction, decreased intraocular
pressure
Diarrhea, frequent urination, and blurred distance vision are all side effects of which agent? - Ans:✔✔-
Cholinergic Agents
What medicine blocks the Parasympathetic Nervous System and doesn't stimulate the Sympathetic
Nervous System? (aka a Cholinergic Blocker) - Ans:✔✔-Anticholinergic Agents
Which ANS agent is used prior surgeries to dry out mucous membranes? - Ans:✔✔-Anticholinergic
Agents
Another name for an Anticholinergic Agent is a _______. - Ans:✔✔-Cholinergic Antagonist
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the cardiac system? - Ans:✔✔-mild increase in pulse rate
What affect do anticholinergic agents have on the respiratory system? - Ans:✔✔-mild bronchial dilator
T/F: Anticholinergic Agents are used as a treatment for conditions requiring total bronchodilation. -
Ans:✔✔-False
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What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the mucous membranes? - Ans:✔✔-decrease salivation
(drys them out)
T/F: Prior to surgery Anticholinergic Agents are given to prevent aspiration during the procedure. -
Ans:✔✔-True
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the colon? - Ans:✔✔-decreases GI motility
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the eyes? - Ans:✔✔-pupillary dilation
Decreased urination, decreased defecation, decreased saliva, and decreased (poor) vision are all side
effects of which ANS agent? (can't pee, can't see, can't spit, can't shit) - Ans:✔✔-Anticholinergic Agents
Cholinergic Agents can also be known as ______________. - Ans:✔✔-Parasymathomimetics
Normal body flora are found where? - Ans:✔✔-Bowels, upper respiratory tract, skin, vaginal vault
_________ are the normal body flora found in the bowels. - Ans:✔✔-Probiotics
What WBC type increases within the 24 hours of infection? - Ans:✔✔-neutrophils
What WBC type is present with an allergic reaction? - Ans:✔✔-eosinophils
What WBC type appears during the healing process? - Ans:✔✔-basophils
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