Autonomic Nervous System Drugs Flashcards
The two major part of Nervous System are:
Central Nervous System & Peripheral Nervous System
Made up of the brain and the spinal cord.
Central Nervous System
The Peripheral Nervous System is divided into two main parts:
Autonomic Nervous System & Somatic Nervous System
What are the 2 branches of the Autonomic Nervous System?
Sympathetic Nervous System & Parasympathetic Nervous System
Which neuron transmits impulse to CNS?
Afferent Neurons
Which neuron receives impulses , transmits through the spinal cord to effector organ cells?
Efferent Neurons
Identify weather it is Sympathetic or Parasympathetic.
Dilates Pupils
Sympathetic
Identify weather it is Sympathetic or Parasympathetic.
Decreases Heart Rate
Parasympathetic
Identify weather it is Sympathetic or Parasympathetic.
Constrict Pupils
Parasympathetic
Identify weather it is Sympathetic or Parasympathetic.
Increases Heart Rate
Sympathetic
Drugs that produces a response is called?
Agonist
Drugs that blocks a response is called?
Antagonist
It influences one type of receptor.
Selective
It influences all receptor.
Non Selective
What is the therapeutics class of Epinephrine?
Vasopressor
