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| study of factors that influence absorption distribution metabolism and excretion of a drug. |
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| Four Pharmacokinetics Factors |
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| absorption, distribution, metabolism, elimination |
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CNS: brain and spinal cord
PNS: nerves and nerve fibers |
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| involuntary reaction executed by smooth muscles from arteries, veins, capillaries, and internal organs and cardiac muscles. |
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| Sympathetic Nervous System |
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| deals with bodily changes that deal with stressful or emergency situations (dilates, inhibits, breathing more rapid, accelerates) |
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| Parasympathetic Nervous system |
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| controls bodily changes that lead to nurturance, rest, and maintenance. (Constricts, stimulates, breathing less rapid, slows) |
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| voluntary action by skeletal muscles |
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| center of control for sensory and motor reflexes and processing of pain information. |
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| composed of Medula, Pons, Cerebellum |
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| hypothalamus, limbic system, cerebral cortex |
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| basic life support systems (breathing, blood pressure) |
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| maintains necessary level of alertness to survive |
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| alert to incoming information, sleep wake cycle |
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| balance and movement (alcohol effected) |
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Motivational and emotional acts;
Feeding, Fighting, Fleeing, Fornicating |
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| portion of forebrain for high level info processing (visual, auditory, and touch) |
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| (addiction) reward, pleasure, laughter, addiction, aggression, fear, and placebo |
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ventral tegmental area (midbrain), connects to limbic via Nucleus Accumbens, amygdala, hippocampus, medial prefrontal cortex.
Dopamine |
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| specialized cell in nervous system designed to receive and transmit info. |
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| Juncture between neurons. Consists of synaptic knob, gap, and receptor sites. |
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| Cell body, dendrites, myelin sheath, axon, synaptic knobs |
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| chemical substance that neurons use to communicate info at synapse |
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| process by which neurotransmitter returns from receptor site to synaptic knob. |
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| increase in rate of nerve impulses |
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| decrease in rate of nerve impulses |
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| Acetylcholine, Norepinephrine, Dopamine, Serotonin, Gamma aminobutric acid (GABA), Glutamate, Endorphins |
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| Any inert substance that produces a psychological or physiological reaction |
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| Stomach/Intestines → Bloodstream → Fluid surrounding cells → Interior of cells → Body water → Kidneys → Bloodstream |
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