ANS Drugs Flashcards
There are 2 types under the Peripheral Nervous System, the sympathetic and the parasympathetic
False
It receives impulses, transmits
through the spinal cord to effector organ
cells
Efferent
Automatic Nervous System is voluntary
False
What is the other term of Autonomic Nervous System
Visceral System
It controls and regulates the heart, GI, respiratory system, bladder, eyes and glands
Autonomic Nervous System
Terminal Neurotransmitter
Norepinephrine
Dilates pupils: Parasympathetic or Sympathetic?
Sympathetic
Constricts blood vessels: Sympathetic or Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
Increases peristalsis: Sympathetic or Parasympathetic
Parasympathetic
Relaxes uterine muscles: Sympathetic or Parasympathetic
Sympathetic
A Drugs act through receptors by binding to the receptors to initiate a
response or prevent a response.
Receptor Theory
Drugs that produces a response
Agonist
Effects are determined by the inhibitory action of the drug.
Antagonist
Stimulates the SNS
Adrenergic Agonist
It has a catechol ring and
amines
CATECHOLAMINES