Author Question: A student asks the pharmacology instructor to describe the function of a cholinergic agonist. What ... (Read 42 times)

dakota nelson · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A student asks the pharmacology instructor to describe the function of a cholinergic agonist. What would the instructor reply?

A) Cholinergic agonists increase the activity of dopamine receptor sites throughout the brain and spinal cord.
B) Cholinergic agonists decrease the activity of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor sites throughout the body.
C) Cholinergic agonists increase the activity of acetylcholine receptor sites throughout the body.
D) Cholinergic agonists decrease the activity of norepinephrine receptor sites throughout the brain and spinal cord.

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a neonate born with a congenital heart anomaly. To better help the parents understand the impact of this disorder, the nurse begins by describing the usual flow of blood through the heart which takes what course?

A) Deoxygenated blood from the lungs enters the left atrium through the pulmonary artery.
B) Oxygenated blood from the lungs enters the right atrium through the pulmonary veins.
C) Deoxygenated blood from the lungs enters the right atrium through pulmonary veins.
D) Oxygenated blood from the lungs enters the left atrium through the pulmonary veins.

tofugiraffe · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Feedback:
Cholinergic agonists are drugs that increase the activity of acetylcholine receptor sites throughout the body. Dopamine, GABA, and norepinephrine are not associated with cholinergic agonist function.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
Oxygenated blood from the lungs enters the left atrium through the pulmonary veins and passes through the mitral valve into the left ventricle, which contracts and ejects blood through the aortic valve into the aorta and out to the systemic circulation.