Nurs 212a- pHarm (pH) - Chapter 29: Introduction To The Autonomic Nervous System
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Focus on Nursing Pharmacology Fourth Edition by Amy M. Karch, RN, MS. Published by Lippincott Williams& WilkinsISBN-13: 978-0-7817-9047-5ISBN-10: 0-7817-9047-6
- 1.Which of the following is not one of the main nerve centers for the ANS?
- A.
Hypothalamus
- B.
Cerebellum
- C.
Medulla
- D.
Spinal Cord
- E.
None of the above
- 2.The autonomic nervous system is immediately divided into the
- A.
Sensory system and Somatic system
- B.
Alpha receptors and Beta receptors
- C.
Muscarinic receptors and Nicotinic receptors
- D.
Parasympathetic system and Sympathetic system
- E.
Peripheral system and Somatic system
- 3.What is the action of aldosterone release?
- A.
Stimulation of parasympathetic NS
- B.
Stimulates the "rest and digest"
- C.
Increases blood pressure
- D.
Decreases blood pressure
- E.
None of the above
- 4.Which of the following is fully true of the autonomic nervous system?
- A.
Occurs without any conscious awareness of its activity
- B.
Is also known as the visceral or voluntary nervous systems
- C.
Integrates part of the CNS and PNS to react to changes in the internal and external environments
- D.
Regulates and integrates the body's external functions
- E.
All of the above are fully or partially false
- 5.Which of the following is true of the sympathetic nervous system?
- A.
Releases epinephrine or norepinephrine from the preganglionic fiber to the ganglion
- B.
Utilizes acetylcholinersterase as the nerutransmitter terminator
- C.
Galgia location is within or near the effector organ
- D.
It has a short preganglionic axon
- E.
All of the above are true
- 6.Which of the following is false of the PNS?
- A.
It has a long preganglionic axon
- B.
Utilizes MAO and COMT as neurotransmitter terminators
- C.
Utilizes acetylcholine as its postganglionic neutrostransmitter
- D.
Ganglia location are within or near effector organs
- E.
None of the above
- 7.Which of the following is located in blood vessels and causes vasoconstriction?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptors
- B.
Beta 1 receptors
- C.
Beta 2 receptors
- D.
Both alpha receptors
- E.
Both beta receptors
- 8.Adrenergenic receptors respond to which neurotransmitter?
- A.
Norepinephrine
- B.
Epinephrine
- C.
Acetylcholine
- D.
A and B
- E.
All of the above
- 9.Which of the following is located in the urinary bladder and causes the increased closure of the internal sphincter?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptors
- B.
Beta 1 receptors
- C.
Beta 2 receptors
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 10.Which of the following is located in cardiac tissue anc casues increased heart rate?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptors
- B.
Beta 1 receptors
- C.
Beta 2 receptors
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 11.Which of the following is responsible for increasig the breakdown of fat?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptors
- B.
Beta 1 receptors
- C.
Beta 2 receptors
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 12.Which of the following are found in blood vessels an causes a decrease in blood pressure?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptors
- B.
Beta 1 receptors
- C.
Beta 2 receptors
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 13.Which of the following causes vasodilation when stimulated?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptors
- B.
Beta 1 receptors
- C.
Beta 2 receptors
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 14.Which of the following causes increased respiratory efficiency?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptors
- B.
Beta 1 receptors
- C.
Beta 2 receptors
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 15.Which of the following is located in the bronchi and causes bronchi dilation?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptors
- B.
Beta 1 receptors
- C.
Beta 2 receptors
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 16.Which of the following causes muscle and liver breakdown of glycogen?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptor
- B.
Beta 1 receptor
- C.
Beta 2 receptor
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 17.Which fo the following is located in the pancreas and causes an increased release from glucagon?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptor
- B.
Beta 1 receptor
- C.
Beta 2 receptor
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 18.Which of the following is located in the uterus and results in relaxed uterine smooth muscle?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptors
- B.
Beta 1 receptors
- C.
Beta 2 receptors
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 19.Which of the following is false of MAO?
- A.
Causes the reuptake of most of the free norepinephrine molecules
- B.
Relates to adrenergenic neurotransmitter termination
- C.
Is an idirect action
- D.
Avoids continuing stimulation of the synaptic cleft
- E.
Is the terminating mechanism of the parasympathetic nervous system
- 20.Which of the following is false of COMT?
- A.
Is the terminating mechanism of the sympathetic nervous system
- B.
Is an enzyme
- C.
Metabolizes/biotransforms remaining norepinperhine into an inactive form
- D.
Is located in the area (synaptic cleft) and in the kidneys
- E.
Is a mechanisms of adrenergenic receptors
- 21.Which of the following causes bronchoconstriction?Choose the BEST answer
- A.
Alpha 1 receptors
- B.
Beta 1 receptors
- C.
Beta 2 receptors
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 22.Which of thye following would cause pupillary constriction?
- A.
Alpha 1 receptors
- B.
Beta 1 receptors
- C.
Beta 2 receptors
- D.
Both beta receptors
- E.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- 23.Which division of the autonomic nervous system utilizes muscarinic receptors?
- A.
Parasympathetic nervous system
- B.
Sympathetic nervous system
- C.
Both
- 24.Which of the following is false?
- A.
Acetylcholinesterase is an enzyme tha treacts with ACh to form an inactive compound.
- B.
If dopamine is given IV it increases norepineprhine in the synaptic cleft of the sympathetic nervous system receptors
- C.
Dopamine vasodilates in high doses and vasosconstricts in low doses
- D.
Dopamine's mechanisms is dose dependent
- E.
Acetylcholinsterase is part of the parasympathetic nervous system
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