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Drug Targets - Receptors

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University Physiology and Pharmacology Quiz on Drug Targets - Receptors, created by Becca Shaw on 07/05/2015.
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Question 1

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Drugs are evenly distributed around the body. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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Irreversible binding is mainly confined to what?
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  • Receptor binding sites
  • Ion channels
  • Enzyme inhibitors
  • Transport/carrier proteins

Question 3

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Irreversible binding uses what type of bonding?
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  • Covalent
  • Hydrogen
  • Ionic
  • Van der Waals

Question 4

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Which of the following are examples of natural binding sites?
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  • Receptor binding sites
  • Modulatory sites
  • Allosteric sites
  • Enzyme active sites

Question 5

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Modulatory or allosteric sites are a type of separate site to which drugs can bind. True or false?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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Drugs that block function are known as
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  • Antagonists at receptors
  • Inhibitors at transporters/carriers
  • Blockers at ion channels
  • Inhibitors at enymes

Question 7

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What is the generic name for Adrenaline?
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  • Fluoxetine
  • Noradrenaline
  • Epinephrine
  • Tetracycline

Question 8

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What is the generic name for Aspirin?
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  • Mefanamic acid
  • Epinephrine
  • Diacetylmorphine
  • Acetylsalicylic acid

Question 9

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What is the generic name for Heroin?
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  • Fluoxetine
  • Diacetylmorphine
  • Epinephrine
  • Acetylsalicylic acid

Question 10

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What is the generic name for Prozac?
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  • Fluoxetine
  • Diacetylmorphine
  • Acetylsalicylic acid
  • Mefanamic acid

Question 11

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The use of an antagonist on a receptor results in
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  • Enzyme activition
  • Opening of ion channels
  • No effect produced
  • Blockage of endognous mediators

Question 12

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What direct mechanism would an agonist have on a receptor molecule?
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  • Enzyme activation or inhibition
  • Opening or closing of ion channels
  • Modulation of ion channels
  • DNA transcription

Question 13

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What transduction mechanisms may occur due to the activity of an agonist on a receptor molecule?
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  • Ion channel modulation
  • DNA transcription
  • Enzyme inhibition or activation
  • Opening or closing of ion channel

Question 14

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Proteins that bind to specific molecules, called ligands, to produce a response are known as receptors. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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When drugs act through receptors, these receptors will always have exogenous ligands. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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Examples of endogenous ligands are
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  • Hormones
  • Diacetylmorphine
  • Fluoxetine
  • Neurotransmitters

Question 17

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The endogenous ligand is always an agonist. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 18

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In the absence of ligands, receptors have no other function. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 19

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Where are most receptors found?
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  • Embedded in the plasma membrane
  • Circulating in the blood
  • Lining the epithelium of the gut
  • In the brain

Question 20

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Which of the following statements are true regarding antagonists?
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  • They bind loosely to receptors
  • The produce no effect themselves
  • They prevent agonists from binding
  • The block the response

Question 21

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Which of the following statements is false regarding Histamine?
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  • It is an endogenous agonist
  • Binds to receptors on stomach parietal cells
  • Is an exogenous agonist
  • Causes release of gastric acid

Question 22

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Which of the following blocks the parietal histamine receptors?
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  • Fluoxetine
  • Acetylcholine
  • Epinephrine
  • Ranitidine

Question 23

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Histamine receptor H1 mediates which effect on the gastrointestinal tract?
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  • Inflammation
  • Bile secretion
  • Smooth muscle contraction
  • Gastric acid secretion

Question 24

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Histamine receptor H2 mediates which effect on the gastrointestinal tract?
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  • Inflammation
  • Secretion of gastric acid
  • Bile secretion
  • Smooth muscle contraction

Question 25

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Which anatagonist acts upon Histamine receptor H2 to prevent secretion of gastric acid?
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  • Ranitidine
  • Epinephrine
  • Acetylsalicylic acid
  • Mepyramine

Question 26

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Which antagonist acts upon Histamine receptor H1 to prevent contraction of smooth muscle in parietal cells?
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  • Epinephrine
  • Ranitidine
  • Mepyramine
  • Fluoxetine

Question 27

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Different receptors for the same endogenous agonist are called subtypes. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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Which of the following are a type of receptor family?
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  • Ionotropic receptors (ligand-gated ion channels)
  • Kinase-linked receptors
  • Nuclear receptor (cytoplasmic)
  • Metabotropic receptors (G-protein coupled receptors)

Question 29

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Which of the following statements are true concerning ionotropic receptors?
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  • Channel formed from 3-5 subunits
  • Pore domain of each subunit forms a hydrophobic channel
  • Ligands bind to an intracellular domain
  • Ions flow selectively through the membrane

Question 30

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The following is typical of the mechanism of receptors incorporating ion channels: 1. Agonist binds to receptor 2. Change in ion concentration in the cell 3. Depolarisation or hyperpolarisation occurs 4. Cellular effects (response)
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 31

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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor is a part of the ionotrophic receptor family. True or false?
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  • True
  • False

Question 32

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Which of the following statements is false regarding Metabotropic receptors? (G-protein coupled receptors)
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  • Consists of a single polypeptide
  • 7 transmembrane domains
  • Domains consist of beta helices
  • Ligand binds either to extracellular domain or within transmembrane domain

Question 33

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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are in the family of metabotropic receptors. True or false?
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 34

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Alpha and beta adrenoceptors are examples of the 2nd messenger effects of GCPRs. True or false?
Answer
  • True
  • False
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