Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards
What are the two parts of the autonomic nervous sytem?
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
What nervous system is the fight or flight?
Sympathetic
Activation on these adrenergic receptors for Sympathetic Nervous System is via
epinephrine and norepinephrine
What nervous system is the rest and digest?
Parasympathetic
Activation on the cholinergic receptors for parasympathetic nervous system is via?
acetylcholine
There is one other branch called the somatic nervous system; this is our what type of system?
Voluntary
What is the term meaning it is mimicking the sympathetic nervous system?
sympathomimetic
What Alpha 1 agonist drugs causes constriction of blood vessels and increases blood pressure?
Epinephrine and Methoxamine
What Alpha 2 agonist drugs help regulate norepinephrine release?
Dexmedetomidine, Xylazine, and Romifidine
What Beta 1 agonist drugs are located in the heart, and causes increased heart rate and contraction?
Dobutamine
What Beta 2 agonist drugs have a relaxation of smooth muscle in cardiac blood vessels, skeletal muscle, arterioles and bronchioles in the lungs?
Albuterol and Terbutaline
What are found in the central nervous system, GI, urinary tract, and in smooth muscles?
Opioid recptors
What are the main receptors for opioids?
mu, kappa, and delta
What are 3 drugs that are mu agonist?
Morphine, hydromorphone, and meperidine
What are 2 drugs that are mu partial agonist?
Butorphanol and buprenophine