Worksheets2.4.2 Receptors as Drug targets
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Drugs that mimic the natural messengers and activate receptors are known as agonists.
Agonist
Antagonist
Partial Agonist
Partial antagonist
Antagonists means
Drugs that mimic the receptors
Drugs that block receptors
Drugs that open receptors
Drugs that bind receptors
Agonists may have a ----------structure to the natural ligand.
Different
Unique
Similar
none of the above
---------- induce a weaker effect than a full agonist
Partial agonist
Antagonist
Partial antagonist
Agonist and Antagonist
---------bind differently from the natural ligand such
that the receptor is not activated.
Antagonists
Agonists
Partial Antagonists
Partial agonist
-------- act as antagonists, but also eliminate any
resting activity associated with a receptor
Inverse agonists
Inverse antagonists
Partial agonist
Agonist
Desensitization may occur when an ------ is bound to its
receptor for a long period of time.
Agonist
Antagonist
Partial agonist
Partial antagonist
Sensitization can occur when-------- is bound to a
receptor for a long period of time.
an antagonist
agonist
Partial antagonist
Partial agonist
---------is a situation where increased doses of a drug are
required over time to achieve the same effect
Efficacy
Dependence
Tolerance
Affinity
---------is related to the body's ability to adapt to the
presence of a drug.
Efficacy
Affinity
Dependence
Tolerance
