ANS III

Question 1

What are the terms for dilation and constriction of the pupil?

Answer 1

Dilation is mydriasis

constriction is miosis

Question 2

What penetrates the CNS better, quaternary or tertiary amines?

Answer 2

tertiary

Question 3

Are muscarinic antagonists selective between M1-5?

Answer 3

no

Question 4

What symptoms does muscarinic antagonist toxicity show?

Answer 4

dry and a bone, blind as a bat, red as a beet, and mad as a hatter.

Question 5

How are tubocurarine and Mivacurium reversed?

Answer 5

AChE inhibitors

Question 6

What are the two major classes of N1 antagonists?

Answer 6

antagonists (non-depolarizing) and super-agonists (depolarizing)

Question 7

What happens when you give an NMJ super agonist?

Answer 7

initial depolarization and contraction followed by flaccid paralysis.