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| a chemical produced by the body that is used in the transmission of nerve impulses. It is destroyed by te ensyme cholinestrase |
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| Adrenergic (adrenomimetic) |
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| Refers to a drug stimulating a ceptor for norepinephrine or epinephrine |
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| Singnals that are transmitted to the brain and spinal cord |
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| Refers to a drug blocking receptor for norepinephrine or epinephrine |
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| Refers to a drug blocking receptor for acetylcholine |
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| Central Nervous System (CNS) |
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| A system that includes the brain and spinal cord, controling voluntary and involuntary acts. |
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| Cholinergic (chilinomimetic) |
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| Refers to a drug causing stimulation of a receptor for acetylcholine |
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| Signals that are transmitted from the brain to the spinal cord |
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| A naturally occurring catecholamine, produced by the adrenal medullas, that has properties similar to those of epinephrine. Used as a neurotransmitter in most sympathetic terminal nerve sites |
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| An agent blocking or inhibiting the parsympathetic nervous system |
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| Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) |
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| Portion of the nervous system outside the CNS, including sensory, sypathetic, and parasympathetic nerves |
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| An agent blocking the or inhibiting the effect of the sympathetic nervous system |
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| An angent causing stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system |
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| An agent causing stimulation of the para sympathetic nervous system |
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