I. Matching
Instruction: Match each drug, disease or condition in the left column to its mechanism of action in the right column. Mark the correct letter from the right column in the blank to the left of each numbered item in the left column.
______ (1) Zyban A. Blocks voltage-gated Na channelsfewer impulses
______ (2) Smoking cigarettes B. Blocks reuptake of serotonin
______ (3) Parkinson’s disease C. Inhibits Ach release at neuromuscular junction
______ (4 ) Phenytoin D. Enhances GABA effect in brain
______ (5) Pavulon/Curare E. Blocks serotonin activity
______ (6) MAO-Inhibitor F. Blocks reuptake of NE and dopamine
______ (7) Stroke G. Increases NO in smooth muscle of blood vessels
______ (8) Myasthenia Gravis H. Prevents breakdown of serotonin, dopamine and NE
______ (9) Prozac/Paxil/Zoloft I. Enhances release of NE and dopamine
______ (10) Amphetamines J. Nicotine antagonist and inhibits reuptake of NE and Dopamine
______ (11) Strychnine K. Destroys Ach receptors
______ (12) Effexor L. Enhances effect of Ach at neuromuscular junction
(seizures)
______ (13)Cocaine M. Blocks voltage-gated calcium channels to lower BP
______ (14) Viagra N. Blocks inhibitory effects of adenosine in brain