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Pharmacology Chapters 19 & 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The process of exchanging oxygen and carbon dioxide, and is accomplished via the respiratory system | respiration |
| Agents that dialate, or widen, the bronchioles of the lung by relaxing the smooth muscle of the bronchioles | bronchodilators |
| A drug that increases the contractility of the heart | inotropic drugs |
| Drugs that promote the formation and excretion of urine | diuretics |
| A condition in which the heart is unable to circulate blood satisfactorily | congestive heart failure |
| Agents of choice to use for congestive heart failure | ace inhibitors |
| ______ ______ block the beta-adrenergic receptors in the sympathetic nervous system | beta-blockers |
| _________ bring about constriction of the muscle fibers in the walls of the blood vessels | vasoconstrictors |
| _________ cause the blood vessels to relax or increase in diameter | vasodilators |
| This hastens the process of blood coagulation or clotting | coagulants |
| _________ increase the time it takes for blood to coagulate by interfering with thrombin production and the subsequent formation of fibrin from fibrinogen.( also called blood thinners) | anticoagulants |
| When blood clots are dissolved: | thrombolytic therapy |