Mechanisms of Drug Action
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Which mechanism of drug action involves the drug serving as a precursor to neurotransmitters?

  • Antagonistic mechanism inactivating enzymes
  • Antagonistic mechanism preventing storage of neurotransmitters
  • Agonistic mechanism stimulating release of neurotransmitters
  • Agonistic mechanism (correct)

Which mechanism of drug action inhibits the synthesis of neurotransmitters by inactivating the enzymes responsible for synthesizing precursor chemicals?

  • Agonistic mechanism
  • Agonistic mechanism stimulating release of neurotransmitters
  • Antagonistic mechanism inactivating enzymes (correct)
  • Antagonistic mechanism preventing storage of neurotransmitters

Which mechanism of drug action prevents the storage of neurotransmitters in vesicles?

  • Antagonistic mechanism preventing storage of neurotransmitters (correct)
  • Agonistic mechanism stimulating release of neurotransmitters
  • Agonistic mechanism
  • Antagonistic mechanism inactivating enzymes

Which of the following best describes the action of Narcan on opioid receptors?

<p>Narcan inhibits the effects of opioid medication (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to a patient when all of the opioid receptors are completely blocked by Narcan?

<p>The patient experiences withdrawal symptoms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why are drug mechanisms that act on postsynaptic receptors powerful?

<p>They take the place of neurotransmitters (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mechanism slows down the movement of neurotransmitter-carrying synaptic vesicles towards the membrane?

<p>Agonistic mechanism where the drug blocks autoreceptors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mechanism stimulates the autoreceptor to stop the release of neurotransmitters?

<p>Agonistic mechanism where the drug blocks autoreceptors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mechanism blocks the reuptake of a neurotransmitter?

<p>Agonistic mechanism where the drug inactivates the enzymes responsible for deactivating neurotransmitters (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which mechanism inactivates the enzymes responsible for deactivating neurotransmitters?

<p>Agonistic mechanism where the drug inactivates the enzymes responsible for deactivating neurotransmitters (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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