NURS5315 Exam 3 2025/2026 Exam
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Beta 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This receptor causes increased contractility, increased
HR, and increased renin secretion
Beta 2 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This receptor causes vasodilation and bronchial dilation
Beta 2 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Albuterol stimulates the _________ receptors and is
administered during respiratory distress
Alpha 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This receptor causes vasoconstriction and is stimulated
by Norepinephrine
Dopamine 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This receptor causes vasodilation
Dilation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dopamine administered in low doses causes
vaso_______________.
,constriction, alpha 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dopamine administered in high doses
causes vaso__________ because it activates the ___________ receptor.
increased, increased - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A moderate dose of dopamine causes
________ contractility and ______________ cardiac output
Beta 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Epinephrine primarily activates the ____________
receptor
does not change - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Epinephrine also activates Beta 2 and Alpha 1
receptors which _________________________ vascular tone.
increased, increased - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Epinephrine causes _________________
contractility and _____________________ cardiac output.
Beta 1 and Alpha 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Levophed activates which 2 receoptors to
cause increased vasocontriction and increased contractility?
Sympathetic, adrenal - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Epinepherine and norepinephrine are
released by the ____________________ nervous system and the ________ gland.
Heart - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Beta 1 receptors are located in the __________.
Blood vessels - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Beta 2 and alpha 1 receptors are located mainly in
the ______________________.
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,Dopamine 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔These receptors are located in the renal, mesenteric,
coronary, and cerebrovascular blood vessels
Beta 1, increase - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dobutamine stimulates ___________ receptors
to improve contractility and _____________ HR.
Chronotropy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔pertaining to heart rate
Inotropy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔force of myocardial contraction
Heart rate - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Drugs that affect the chronotropy affect the
__________________.
myocardial contraction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Drugs that affect the inotropy affect the
_____________________.
Parasympathetic, decreases, decreases, dilation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Acetylchoine is
released by the _____________________ nervous system and _______________
heart rate, ______________ contractility, and causes vaso_____________.
Diastole - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Relaxation of the heart
Systole - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Contraction of the heart
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, 4, left atrium - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔There are _____ pulmonary veins that take blood
back to the ________________ (chamber).
atrial kick, 20 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔slight pause of impulse between SA and AV so
the blood has time to push into the left ventricle. Represents about _____% of
cardiac output.
lower - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The right side of the heart has ______ pressures than the
left side.
higher - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The left side of the heart has ____________ pressures
than the right side.
Cardiac output - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔heart rate x stroke volume
5 L/min - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔normal adult cardiac output at rest
Stroke volume - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The amount of blood ejected from the ventricle
in one contraction.
Preload - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔degree of stretch of the cardiac muscle fibers at the end
of diastole
Decrease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a saturation of <50% results in a(n) ______________
in myocardial contraction.
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Questions and Corresponding Answers
with Surety of 100% Pass Mark
Beta 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This receptor causes increased contractility, increased
HR, and increased renin secretion
Beta 2 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This receptor causes vasodilation and bronchial dilation
Beta 2 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Albuterol stimulates the _________ receptors and is
administered during respiratory distress
Alpha 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This receptor causes vasoconstriction and is stimulated
by Norepinephrine
Dopamine 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This receptor causes vasodilation
Dilation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dopamine administered in low doses causes
vaso_______________.
,constriction, alpha 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dopamine administered in high doses
causes vaso__________ because it activates the ___________ receptor.
increased, increased - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A moderate dose of dopamine causes
________ contractility and ______________ cardiac output
Beta 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Epinephrine primarily activates the ____________
receptor
does not change - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Epinephrine also activates Beta 2 and Alpha 1
receptors which _________________________ vascular tone.
increased, increased - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Epinephrine causes _________________
contractility and _____________________ cardiac output.
Beta 1 and Alpha 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Levophed activates which 2 receoptors to
cause increased vasocontriction and increased contractility?
Sympathetic, adrenal - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Epinepherine and norepinephrine are
released by the ____________________ nervous system and the ________ gland.
Heart - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Beta 1 receptors are located in the __________.
Blood vessels - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Beta 2 and alpha 1 receptors are located mainly in
the ______________________.
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,Dopamine 1 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔These receptors are located in the renal, mesenteric,
coronary, and cerebrovascular blood vessels
Beta 1, increase - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Dobutamine stimulates ___________ receptors
to improve contractility and _____________ HR.
Chronotropy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔pertaining to heart rate
Inotropy - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔force of myocardial contraction
Heart rate - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Drugs that affect the chronotropy affect the
__________________.
myocardial contraction - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Drugs that affect the inotropy affect the
_____________________.
Parasympathetic, decreases, decreases, dilation - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Acetylchoine is
released by the _____________________ nervous system and _______________
heart rate, ______________ contractility, and causes vaso_____________.
Diastole - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Relaxation of the heart
Systole - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Contraction of the heart
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, 4, left atrium - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔There are _____ pulmonary veins that take blood
back to the ________________ (chamber).
atrial kick, 20 - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔slight pause of impulse between SA and AV so
the blood has time to push into the left ventricle. Represents about _____% of
cardiac output.
lower - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The right side of the heart has ______ pressures than the
left side.
higher - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The left side of the heart has ____________ pressures
than the right side.
Cardiac output - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔heart rate x stroke volume
5 L/min - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔normal adult cardiac output at rest
Stroke volume - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The amount of blood ejected from the ventricle
in one contraction.
Preload - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔degree of stretch of the cardiac muscle fibers at the end
of diastole
Decrease - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔a saturation of <50% results in a(n) ______________
in myocardial contraction.
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