NAPLEX PHARMACY EXAM 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

False - correct answer True or False: an antagonist will behave in a similar manner to an endogenous substrate An antagonist blocks an endogenous substrate from binding to its receptor - correct answer How does an antagonist work? Bronchial Smooth Muscle Relaxation - correct answer Activation of B2-receptors in the lungs would produce what effect? Reduced Heart Rate and Contractility - correct answer Antagonism of B1-receptors in the heart would produce what effect? Enzymes catalyze (speed up) reactions - correct answer What is the purpose of an enzyme? Competitive Inhibition: A drug binds to the SAME active site as the endogenous substrate Non-Competitive Inhibition: A drug binds to an ALTERNATIVE site, other than the active site - correct answer What is the difference between competitive and non-competitive inhibition of an enzyme? The Brain and Spinal Cord - correct answer What components of the body are NOT included within the definition of the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)? True - correct answer True or False: Neurotransmitters are released from the pre-synaptic neuron into the synaptic cleft, then bind to receptors located on the post-synaptic neurons Somatic Nervous System Autonomic Nervous System - correct answer What are the 2 main systems which compose the Periph