NUR-210 Exam #2
What are the two systems of the ANS? - Answer-sympathetic and parasympathetic
What response does the Sympathetic Nervous System stimulate? - Answer-Fight or Flight response
What response does the Parasympathetic Nervous System stimulate? - Answer-Rest and Digest
Andregenic Agents can also be known as _____________. - Answer-symapthomometics
The Beta 1 receptor controls what body system? - Answer-Cardiac (heart)
What response in the heart is caused by stimulation of the Beta 1 receptor? - Answer-Makes it beat
faster and stronger
The Beta 2 receptor controls what body system? - Answer-respiratory (lungs)
What response in the lungs is caused by stimulation of the Beta 2 receptor? - Answer-bronchodilation
,Which ANS affecting medication deals with the Sympathetic nervous system? - Answer-Adrenergic
Agents
What responses are caused by the stimulation of the Alpha Receptors? - Answer-vasodilation (perpheral
vascular), pupilary dilation
Nervousness, insomnia, fine muscle tremors, palpitation, tachycardia, and hypertension are all side
effects of what agent? - Answer-Adrenergic Agents
What kind of medicine increases the effects of the Parasympathetic Nervous System? - Answer-
Cholinergic Agents
What affect do Andrenergic Agents in the cardiac system? - Answer-Tachycardia
What affect do Andrenergic Agents cause in the respiratory system? - Answer-Bronchodilation
What affect do Adrenergic Agents cause in the peripheral vascular system? - Answer-vasoconstriction
(causes increased BP)
What affect do Adrenergic Agents have on the eyes? - Answer-pupillary dilation
What are side effects? - Answer-Too much of a good thing
What is another name for Cholinergic Agents? - Answer-Muscarinic Agonists
What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the heart? - Answer-slows the heart rate
, What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the colon? - Answer-Stimulates peristalis (relaxes)
What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the bladder? - Answer-increases bladder tone (helps
urination)
What affect do Cholinergic Agents on the eyes? - Answer-pupillary constriction, decreased intraocular
pressure
Diarrhea, frequent urination, and blurred distance vision are all side effects of which agent? - Answer-
Cholinergic Agents
What medicine blocks the Parasympathetic Nervous System and doesn't stimulate the Sympathetic
Nervous System? (aka a Cholinergic Blocker) - Answer-Anticholinergic Agents
Which ANS agent is used prior surgeries to dry out mucous membranes? - Answer-Anticholinergic
Agents
Another name for an Anticholinergic Agent is a _______. - Answer-Cholinergic Antagonist
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the cardiac system? - Answer-mild increase in pulse rate
What affect do anticholinergic agents have on the respiratory system? - Answer-mild bronchial dilator
T/F: Anticholinergic Agents are used as a treatment for conditions requiring total bronchodilation. -
Answer-False
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the mucous membranes? - Answer-decrease salivation
(drys them out)
What are the two systems of the ANS? - Answer-sympathetic and parasympathetic
What response does the Sympathetic Nervous System stimulate? - Answer-Fight or Flight response
What response does the Parasympathetic Nervous System stimulate? - Answer-Rest and Digest
Andregenic Agents can also be known as _____________. - Answer-symapthomometics
The Beta 1 receptor controls what body system? - Answer-Cardiac (heart)
What response in the heart is caused by stimulation of the Beta 1 receptor? - Answer-Makes it beat
faster and stronger
The Beta 2 receptor controls what body system? - Answer-respiratory (lungs)
What response in the lungs is caused by stimulation of the Beta 2 receptor? - Answer-bronchodilation
,Which ANS affecting medication deals with the Sympathetic nervous system? - Answer-Adrenergic
Agents
What responses are caused by the stimulation of the Alpha Receptors? - Answer-vasodilation (perpheral
vascular), pupilary dilation
Nervousness, insomnia, fine muscle tremors, palpitation, tachycardia, and hypertension are all side
effects of what agent? - Answer-Adrenergic Agents
What kind of medicine increases the effects of the Parasympathetic Nervous System? - Answer-
Cholinergic Agents
What affect do Andrenergic Agents in the cardiac system? - Answer-Tachycardia
What affect do Andrenergic Agents cause in the respiratory system? - Answer-Bronchodilation
What affect do Adrenergic Agents cause in the peripheral vascular system? - Answer-vasoconstriction
(causes increased BP)
What affect do Adrenergic Agents have on the eyes? - Answer-pupillary dilation
What are side effects? - Answer-Too much of a good thing
What is another name for Cholinergic Agents? - Answer-Muscarinic Agonists
What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the heart? - Answer-slows the heart rate
, What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the colon? - Answer-Stimulates peristalis (relaxes)
What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the bladder? - Answer-increases bladder tone (helps
urination)
What affect do Cholinergic Agents on the eyes? - Answer-pupillary constriction, decreased intraocular
pressure
Diarrhea, frequent urination, and blurred distance vision are all side effects of which agent? - Answer-
Cholinergic Agents
What medicine blocks the Parasympathetic Nervous System and doesn't stimulate the Sympathetic
Nervous System? (aka a Cholinergic Blocker) - Answer-Anticholinergic Agents
Which ANS agent is used prior surgeries to dry out mucous membranes? - Answer-Anticholinergic
Agents
Another name for an Anticholinergic Agent is a _______. - Answer-Cholinergic Antagonist
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the cardiac system? - Answer-mild increase in pulse rate
What affect do anticholinergic agents have on the respiratory system? - Answer-mild bronchial dilator
T/F: Anticholinergic Agents are used as a treatment for conditions requiring total bronchodilation. -
Answer-False
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the mucous membranes? - Answer-decrease salivation
(drys them out)
