Autonomic Nervous System Drugs Flashcards
What are the two main parts of the Nervous System?
Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System
What made up the Central Nervous System?
Brain and Spinal Cord
The Nervous System work mainly through what?
Neurotransmitter
List the different functions of the Nervous System.
- Monitoring the internal and external environment of the body.
- Process and integrate the environmental changes and determine the response.
- Respond by producing an action or response.
It sends impulses from outside to inside of the body.
Afferent Neurons.
It sends impulses from inside to outside of the body.
Efferent Neurons
Give the two divisions of Efferent Neurons.
- Autonomic Nervous System
- Somatic Nervous System
Give at least one major function of the ANS.
- It regulates heart rate.
- It regulates secretory glands.
- It regulates smooth muscles.
First step of Synaptic Transmission.
Synthesis of the Neurotransmitter
Main terminal neurotransmitter of Sympathetic Nervous System.
Norepinephrine.
4 receptor organ cells of Sympathetic Nervous System.
- Alpha 1
- Alpha 2
- Beta 1
- Beta 2
Main terminal neurotransmitter of Parasympathetic Nervous System.
Acetylcholine
Drugs that blocks a response.
Antagonist
Drugs that produces a response.
Agonist
A type drug that influences one type of receptor.
Selective
