Autonomic Nervous System Drugs Flashcards
Neurons that receives impulses, and transmits through the spinal cord to effector organ cells is called?
Efferent
Neurons that sends impulses to the central nervous system.
Afferent
Involuntary nervous system that controls and regulates the heart, GI, respiratory system, bladder, eyes, and glands.
ANS or Autonomic Nervous System
Autonomic nervous system are voluntary and it innervates the skeletal muscle. True or False?
False
True or False
Non-depolarizing agents binds to ACh receptors but do not induce ion channel opening.
True
Drugs act through receptors by binding to the receptors to initiate a response or prevent a response. It is similar to the fit of the right key in a lock.
Receptor Theory
____ are drugs that blocks a response.
Antagonist
____ are drugs that produces a response.
Agonist
True or False?
The parasympathetic system regulates the “Rest and Digest” function.
True
The sympathetic system controls the “Fight or Flight” responses. True or False?
True
Catecholamines has no catechol ring. True or False?
False
Non selective influences one type of receptor. True or False?
False
Famous for military use as nerve gases.
Indirect Acting Irreversible
Indications of this drug are acute post-operative and postpartum non-obstructive urine retention, neurogenic atony of urinary bladder with urine retention.
Bethanecol
It mimic the parasympathetic neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
Cholinergic agonists
