Asthma is characterized by acute inflammation and constricted bronchioles and results in increased airway resistance. How might a dose of epinephrine affect this?

A. Epinephrine causes sympathetic stimulation, which results in bronchodilation.
B. Epinephrine causes parasympathetic stimulation, which results in bronchoconstriction.
C. Epinephrine causes sympathetic stimulation, which results in bronchoconstriction.
D. Epinephrine causes parasympathetic stimulation, which results in bronchodilation.B. Epinephrine causes parasympathetic stimulation, which results in bronchoconstriction.
C. Epinephrine causes sympathetic stimulation, which results in bronchoconstriction.
D. Epinephrine causes parasympathetic stimulation, which results in bronchodilation.


Ans: A. Epinephrine causes sympathetic stimulation, which results in bronchodilation.

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