1.5 Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards
Most prevlanet neurotransmitter of the body
Acetylcholine
Action of acetylcholine
Both excitatory and inhibitory, mostly parasympathetic, but major in muscle contraction
Type of muscarinic receptor of the brain, salivary galnds, and sympathetic ganglia
M1
Type of muscarinic receptor of the heart, hindbrain, smooth muscle
M2
Type of muscarinic receptor of the of smooth muscle, salivary glands, brain
M3
Type of muscarinic receptor of the of the eye
M5
Type of cholinergic antagonism exhibited by D tubocurarine
Nicotinic antagonist
Type of cholinergic antagonism exhibited by Atropine
Muscarinic
Autonomic center of the brain responsible for temperature regulation, as well as thirst and food intake regulation
Hypothalamus
Autonomic center of the brain responsible for respiratory rate
Pons
Autonomic center of the brain responsible for micturition, swallowing, cough, and vomiting, basomotor center, and respiration
Midbrain