Autonomic Nervous System Drugs

Question 1

It regulates involuntary physiologic processes including heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, digestion, and sexual arousal.

Answer 1

Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)

Question 2

Nervous System is divided into 2 parts, what are those?

Answer 2

Central and peripheral

Question 3

2 Questions:

1. It means “Voluntary Control”
2. It means “Involuntary Control”

Answer 3

1. Somatic Nervous System
2. Autonomic Nervous System

Question 4

It send impulses into CNS (Sensory).

Answer 4

Afferent

Question 5

It receives impulses, transmits through the spinal cord to effector organ cells. In going outside (Motor).

Answer 5

Efferent

Question 6

It is the other term for “Sympathetic”.

Answer 6

Adrenergic

Question 7

It is the other term for “Parasympathetic”.

Answer 7

Cholinergic

Question 8

When we say Cholinergic medications, it affects our PNS, PNS stands for?

Answer 8

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Question 9

What are the 5 steps of synaptic transmission?

Answer 9

-Synthesis
-Storage
-Release
-Actions
-Termination

Question 10

It has a longer ganglion and post ganglion near effector organs.

Answer 10

Parasympathetic

Question 11

1. What is the terminal neurotransmitter of Sympathetic NS?
2. What is its 4 receptor organ cells?

Answer 11

1. Norepinephrine
2. Alpha 1, Alpha 2, Beta 1, Beta 2

Question 12

1. What is the terminal neurotransmitter of Parasympathetic NS?
2. What is the receptor organs of it?

Answer 12

1. Acetylcholine
2. Nicotinic and Muscarinic

Question 13

It inactivates acetylcholine before reaching the organ cells.

Answer 13

Acetylcholinesterase

Question 14

Sympa or Parasympa: Contrict bronchioles, increases secretions like salivary enzymes.

Answer 14

Parasympa

Question 15

Lock: Receptor sites
Key: Drug

What do you call if the key fits the lock?

Answer 15

Agonist

Question 16

Key: drugs
Lock: Receptor sites

What do you call if the key doesn’t fit the lock?

Answer 16

Antagonist

Question 17

It stimulates the SNS (Sympathomimetic)

Answer 17

Adrenergic Agonist

Question 18

It inhibits the PNS (PARASYMPATHOLYTIC)

Answer 18

Cholinergic Antagonist

Question 19

SELECTIVE OR NONSELECTIVE: (2 questions)

1. What kind of drug is it if it affects the A1,A2,B1,B2?
2. What kind of drugs is it If it affects one or specific organ?

Answer 19

1. Nonselective drug
2. Selective drug

Question 20

is a pharmacological test used for the diagnosis of certain neural diseases, especially myasthenia gravis. It is also used to distinguish a myasthenic crisis from a cholinergic crisis in individuals undergoing treatment.

Answer 20

Tensilon test