AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM Flashcards
ANS stands for
Autonomic nervous system
Our nervous system consist of 2 system and these are
Central and peripheral
Two organ that are part of central nervous system
Brain
Spinal cord
The peripheral nervous system consists of 2 neurons
Afferent
Efferent
There are __ steps in Synaptic transmission
5
It is our fight or flight response
Symphathetic NS
Sympathetic nervous system terminal Neurotransmitter
Norepinephrine
It is our rest and digest reponse
Parasympathethic
Drugs that
produces a response
Agonist
Drugs that
blocks a response
Antagonist
Has a catechol ring and
amines
Catecholamines
Epinephrine therapeutic use
Cardiac arrest; asthma
Dobutamine therapeutic use
Increases heart rate, force of
contraction in heart failure, shock
Phentolamine and
Phenoxybenzamine affected receptor are
A1, A2
What is adverse effect
An adverse effect is an undesired harmful effect resulting from a medication or other intervention, such as surgery. An adverse effect may be termed a “side effect”, when judged to be secondary to a main or therapeutic effect.