HTHS 2240 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+() EDITION.

HTHS 2240 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+(2025-2026)
EDITION.
Name the two major categories of analgesics - Answer 1. Centrally-acting Opioid Narcotic
Analgesics

-Opioid rc agonists

(µ, Δ, ƙ - are types of "morphine receptors")

2. Peripherally-acting Non-opioid Analgesics

-Prostaglandin inhibitor NSAIDs and Tylenol



List eight other classes of drugs that have been used to provide pain relief in certain
circumstances - Answer 1. α2-adrenergic agonists (clonidine)

2. β-blockers (antagonists)

3. Ca++ Channels blockers (antagonists)

4. TCAs (Tricyclic antidepressants)

5. Serotonin rc agonists (SSRIs)

6. Na+ channel blockers (local anesthetics)

7. General Vasoconstrictors: ergotamine (sympathomimetic)

8. Sedatives and Anxiolytics



Define the term "opiate" - Answer Opiates are the naturally occurring µ-receptor agonists
derived from opium



Define the term "opioid" - Answer All opioids, natural or synthetic, are µ-receptor agonists



Define the term "narcotic" - Answer By definition it is pertaining to or producing narcosis:
"sleep," "benumbing," "deadening"



Be able to name the common opioid analgesics - Answer opium

morphine

codeine