Unit 4

Question 1

What is an agonist drug?

Answer 1

Drug that binds to the receptor site - enhancing cellular activity by activating as the neurotransmitter

Question 2

What is an antagonist drug?

Answer 2

Drugs that block the receptor site from the agonists in the body causing no cellular activity

Question 3

What Is the difference between non competitive and competitive antagonists?

Answer 3

Competitive binds to the receptor site and blocks it. Non competitive binds somewhere else but it still block the receptor.

Question 4

Name an example of an antagonist drug?

Answer 4

Adrenaline