The nurse administers a drug that causes vasoconstriction, contracted piloerection muscles, pupil dilation, closure of salivary sphincter, and male sexual emission. What receptor is this drug stimulating?
A) Alpha1-receptors
B) Alpha2-receptors
C) Beta1-receptors
D) Beta2-receptors
A
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Stimulation of Alpha1-receptors results in vasoconstriction of blood vessels, increased peripheral resistance with increased blood pressure, contracted piloerection muscles, pupil dilation, thickened salivary secretions, closure of the urinary bladder sphincter, and male sexual emission. None of the other receptors, when stimulated, would have this effect.
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