What is the general term for drugs that block the effects of the parasymphathetic nervous system on the bronchial smooth muscle?

A. anticholinergic
B. parasympathomimetic
C. sympathomimetic
D. beta adrenergic


Answer: A

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a. Staphylococcus au-reus c. Micobacterium tu-berculosis b. Pseudomonas aeru-ginosa d. Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Smokers are much more likely to develop ____ than are nonsmokers, and repeated episodes increase a person's chance of eventually developing lung cancer. 

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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