Autonomic Nervous System Quiz – Easy

1. Short acting amino-steroid used as non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocker is

2. Atropa belladonna is a plant that contains atropine (a muscarinic antagonist). Which of the following drugs or classes of drugs will be useful in treating poisoning with belladonna?

3. The reversible cholinesterase inhibitor indicated in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease is

4. If an ophthalmologist wants to dilate the pupils for an eye examination, which of the following drugs/classes of drugs could be theoretically useful?

5. A 60-year-old male with congestive heart failure (CHF) is treated with dobutamine. Select the mechanism of action of dobutamine.

6. The drug of choice for the treatment of anaphylactic shock is

7. New drug used to quit smoking by partial stimulation of nicotinic receptor is

8. Which of the following anti-muscarinic drugs is used by inhalation in the treatment of bronchial asthma?

9. Of the many types of adrenergic receptors found throughout the body, which is most likely responsible for the cardiac stimulation that is observed following an intravenous injection of epinephrine?

10. Botulinum toxin blocks the release of acetylcholine from cholinergic nerve terminals. Which of the following is a possible effect of botulinum toxin?

11. Pralidoxime chloride is a drug that

12. Which of the following is correct regarding somatic motor neurons?

13. Which of the following is correct regarding neurotransmitters and neurotransmission

14. A 35-year-old male with a pheochromocytoma is treated with labetalol. Select the mechanism of action of labetalol

15. Drug used in BPH and selective antagonist on α1A receptor on the smooth muscle of prostate

16. Which of the following is correct regarding the autonomic nervous system (ANS)?