Pharmacology Demystified

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Quiz
Anticonvulsants are medications that prevent or lessen the likelihood that a
patient will experience convulsions, which are abnormal motor reactions such as
those found in epilepsy. Antipsychotics are drugs used to minimize symptoms
of psychosis. Psychosis is a disorder that is characterized by one of a number of
symptoms such as difficulty processing information and reaching a conclusion.
Antidepressants are medications used to treat depressions.
The next chapter continues our exploration of drugs that affect the central
nervous system by examining narcotic agonists. A narcotic agonist is a medication
that relieves pain—called an analgesic.
1. Amphetamines
(a) inhibit the release of neurotransmitters.
(b) stimulate the release of neurotransmitters.
(c) lower the heart rate.
(d) None of the above.
2. Patients who experience migraines
(a) can be treated with a combination of migraine medications.
(b) should not be treated with a combination of migraine medications.
(c) should be treated with amphetamines.
(d) should be treated with Prozac.
3. Muscarinic receptors
(a) stimulate smooth muscles.
(b) stimulate skeletal muscles.
(c) increase the heart rate.
(d) All of the above.
4. Tricyclic medications are used to treat depression.
(a) True
(b) False
5. Anticholinergics drugs inhibit acetylcholine.
(a) True
(b) False
CHAPTER 15 Nervous System Drugs