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Quiz

Question

A drug is an alpha-1 adrenergic receptor agonist. Which effect would you expect the drug to have on vascular smooth muscle?

Question

A drug is an alpha-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist. Which effect would you expect the drug to have on vascular smooth muscle?

Question

A drug is a beta-1 receptor agonist. Which effect would you expect the drug to have on heart rate?

Question

A drug is a beta-2 receptor antagonist. Which effect would you expect the drug to have on the lungs?

Experiment

During an experiment, drug X is added to a muscle bath containing a strip of guinea pig intestinal smooth muscle. Agonists are added to the bath, and the resultant effects on muscle tension are shown in the table.

Agonist Muscle Tension Before Drug X (g) Muscle Tension After Drug X (g)

Vehicle
6.0
6.1

Acetylcholine

11.3

18.5

Norepinephrine

4.1

4.2

Question

Which of the following types of drugs is most likely to produce effects most similar to those of drug X?

The above question was adapted from 100 Sample Step 1 Test Questions, a Public Release publication from the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, Inc. (FSMB), and National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®). 

Picmonic

Please choose one of the following Picmonic quizzes to complete. Ideally, you would complete each quiz over four different days or partner with classmates and each select a different quiz. 

Picmonic allows you to play three videos, answer twenty multiple choice questions, and take one daily quiz for free each day.

Alpha-1 receptor

Alpha-2 receptor

Beta-1 receptor

Beta-2 receptor

Post work

Please complete the Autonomic Nervous System Review module to consolidate your knowledge.

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