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Unit 5 - Autonomic Nervous Systerm Agents
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 3
09/06/2011

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CNS consists of:
Definition
Brain
Spinal Cord
Term
PNS consists of:
Definition
Autonomic nervous system
Somatic nervous system
Term
Autonomic nervous system consists of:
Definition
Sympathetic nervous system
Parasympathetic nervous system
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ANS - Aka:
Definition
visceral system
Term
ANS works on
Definition
smooth muscle and glands
Term
What controls and regulates the heart, respiratory system, GI tract, bladder, eyes, and glands?
Definition
ANS
Term
the ANS is (voluntary or involuntary)?
Definition
Involuntary
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Somatic nervous system function
Definition
Innervates skeletal muscle
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Somatic nervous system (voluntary or involuntary)
Definition
Voluntary
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Two sets of neurons in the autonomic component of the PNS. They are:
Definition
Afferent (sensory) neurons
Efferent (motor) neurons
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Afferent neurons send impulses to
Definition
the CNS
Term
Efferent neurons receive impulses from the brain and transmit them through the
Definition
Spinal cord to the effector organ cells
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Efferent pathways are divided into two branches:
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Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves
Term
Drugs act on the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems by
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stimulation or depression
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Sympathetic nervous system - aka
Definition
Adrenergic system
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What is the neurotransmitter in the sympathetic nervous system
Definition
Norepinephrine
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What are the four types of adrenergic receptor organ cells?
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1. Alpha1
2. Alpha2
3. Beta1
4. Beta2
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Parasympathetic nervous system - aka
Definition
Cholinergic system
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The cholinergic system is named so because _____ is the neurotransmitter at the end of the neuron that innervates the muscle
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Acetylcholine
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The two types of cholinergic receptors
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Nicotinic or Muscarinic
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A sympathomimetic stimulates the
Definition
sympathetic nervous system
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A parasympathomimetic drug stimulates the
Definition
parasympathetic response
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A drug that mimics the sympathetic nervous system has similar effects as a drug that
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blocks the parasympathetic nervous system
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An adrenergic blocker produces a similar response as a
Definition
cholinergic drug
Term
The sympathomimetic aand parasympatholytic have a similar response? (T/F)
Definition
True
Term
What is the sympathetic response on the eye?
Definition
Pupils dilate
Term
What is the sympathetic response on the lungs?
Definition
Bronchodialation
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What is the sympathetic response on the heart?
Definition
Increased HR
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What is the sympathetic response on the blood vessels?
Definition
Vasoconstriction
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What s the parasympathetic response on the GI tract?
Definition
Increases peristalsis
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What is the parasympathetic response on the bladder
Definition
Constricts bladder
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What is the sympathetic response on the uterus?
Definition
Relaxes uterine muscles
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What is the parasympathetic response on the salivary gland?
Definition
Increases salivation
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