Tropane Alkaloids: Biological Sources and Constituents

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Which plant is the biological source of atropine and hyoscyamine?

  • Hyoscyamus
  • Belladonna (correct)
  • Stramonium
  • Datura

What is the main tropane alkaloid found in Thorn Apple Leaf (Stramonium)?

  • Scopolamine (correct)
  • Belladonine
  • Atropine
  • Hyoscyamine

Which drug is used to control saliva production, muscular rigidity, and tremors in Parkinsonism?

  • Coca leaves
  • Belladonna
  • Hyoscyamus (correct)
  • Stramonium

Which plant is the biological source of cocaine and cinnamylcocaine?

<p>Coca leaves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use of Belladonna?

<p>Reduce secretions such as sweat, saliva, and gastric juice (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which drug has parasympatholytic and central nervous system depressant effects and is used in cerebral excitement?

<p>Datura (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which alkaloid is derived from pyridine and is used to relieve spasmodic asthma and chronic bronchitis?

<p>Lobeline (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main use of quinidine, an alkaloid derived from quinoline?

<p>Prophylaxis of cardiac arrhythmias (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which alkaloid, derived from tubocurarine, is used for muscular relaxation in surgical operations and certain neurological conditions?

<p>Tubocurarine (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main effect of papaverine, an alkaloid derived from opium?

<p>Relaxant effects on smooth muscles of the intestinal and bronchial tract and the blood vessels (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which alkaloid is used as a local anesthetic and due to its toxic and addictive properties, its use is almost entirely confined to ophthalmic, ear, nose, and throat surgery?

<p>Cocaine (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of morphine, an alkaloid derived from opium?

<p>Central narcotic effects causing addiction (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which alkaloid, derived from pyridine, is a smoking preparation used for resuscitation of newborn infants?

<p>Lobeline (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the lower two chambers of the heart called?

<p>Ventricles and atria (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which blood vessels carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs?

<p>Pulmonary arteries (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does the blood return to the heart after delivering oxygen and nutrients to the cells?

<p>Left atrium (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which vessels carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?

<p>Pulmonary veins (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which chamber of the heart pumps oxygenated blood to the whole body except the lungs?

<p>Left ventricle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of the upper two chambers of the heart?

<p>Ventricles and atria (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of heart failure?

<p>The inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the metabolic needs of the body. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between systole and diastole?

<p>During systole, the ventricles contract to pump the blood. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is low output heart failure?

<p>When the heart is weak and cannot pump enough blood. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is left side heart failure?

<p>When there is a problem in the left ventricle. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ischemic heart failure?

<p>When ischemic heart disease is associated with heart failure. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is stroke volume?

<p>The volume of blood ejected from the heart with each contraction. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does preload depend on?

<p>The volume of blood returned to the heart and affects wall tension. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ejection fraction?

<p>The percentage of LV end diastolic volume ejected during each systolic contraction. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which risk factor for heart failure is non-modifiable?

<p>Age (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is afterload determined by?

<p>Peripheral vascular resistance. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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