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Autonomic pharmacology Flashcards

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Parasympathetic nervous system

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“rest and digest”

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Sympathetic nervous system

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“fight or flight”

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PSNS and SNS mediate opposing responses in effector organ, they are known as

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Physiological antagonists

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Where does the PSNS begin

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Cranial and sacral spinal cord

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Where does the SNS begin

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Thoracic and lumbar spinal cord

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“2-neurons system”

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pre- and postganglionic fibers

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Ganglia

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aggregation of cell bodies of postganglionic neurons

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Where is the ganglia in SNS and give details on the pre and postganglionic fibers

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-Ganglia near spinal cord (short preganglionic and long post-ganglionic fibers)
-One preganglionic to many postganglionic fibers

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Where is the ganglia in PSNS and the give details on the pre and postganglionic fibers

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-Ganglia close to or within target tissue (long preganglionic and short postganglionic fibers)
-One preganglionic to one postganglionic fiber

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Autonomic nerves classified based on

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neurotransmitters

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What do cholinergic neurons release

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Acetylcholine (ACh)

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12
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What do most postganglionic SNS neurons release

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Norepinephrine (NE)

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13
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Adrenal gland secretes

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Epinephrine (EP)

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14
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EP is also known as

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Adrenaline (therefore neurons referred to as adrenergic)

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15
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Cholinergic autonomic receptors and their subtypes

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  1. Muscarinic (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5)
    2.Nicotinic (NN, NM)
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Muscarinic,: which receptor sub types correspond with organs innervated by PSNS

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M2, M3

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Muscarinic,: which receptor sub-types correspond with endothelial cells

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M3, M5

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Muscarinic: which receptor sub-types correspond with sweat glands innervated by cholinergic SNS fibers

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M3

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Muscarinic: which receptor sub-types correspond with some ganglia

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M1

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Muscarinic: which receptor sub-types correspond with the CNS

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All

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Nicotinic: where is NN found

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In the ganglia (PSNS and SNS)

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Nicotinic: where is NM found

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On skeletal muscle (somantic nervous system)

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23
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Adrenergic autonomic receptors are found where

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In organs innervated by SNS and in CNS

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How are alpha and beta receptors activated

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-Alpha activated by NE and EP
-Beta activation of B2 EP»>NE

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Adrenergic autonomic receptors and their subtypes

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  1. Alpha (a1, a2)
  2. Beta (B1,B2,B3)
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26
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What causes alterations in the balance of neurotransmitters

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Autonomic drugs, stress, environmental input

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26
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In most tissues PSNS and SNS are considered to be

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physiological antagonists

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27
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Which receptors are activated by acetylcholine (sympathetic)

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(start with SHORT preganglionic fibers) Nicotinic receptor, (now post-ganglionic fibers), norepinephrine, adrenergic receptors

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Which receptors are activated by acetylcholine (parasympathetic)

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(start with LONG preganglionic fibers), nicotinic receptors, (now postganglionic fibers), muscarinic receptor

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29
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Presynaptic pathway

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  1. Action potential in presynaptic fiber
  2. Synthesis of transmitter
  3. Storage
  4. Metabolism
  5. Release
  6. Uptake
  7. Degredation
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Postsynaptic pathway (following presynaptic)

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  1. Receptor binding
  2. Receptor stimulation
  3. Response
31
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Cholinergic transmission is synthesized by

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the enzyme choline
acetyltransferase (ChAT)

32
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Cholinergic transmission is degraded by

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enzyme
acetylcholinesterase (AChE)

33
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Cholinergic transmission is driven by

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Acetylcholine

34
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Acetylcholine activates which receptors

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Muscarinic

35
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Cholinergic transmission: affect on increase IP3 and DAG

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stimulatory

36
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Cholinergic transmission: affect on decrease in cAMP

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inhibatory

37
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Adrenergic: _____ and ______ determine tissue response

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Location and subtype

38
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Odd number (1, 3, 5) Muscarinic receptors correspond to _______ G proteins

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Stimulatory

39
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Even number (2.4) Muscarinic receptors correspond to ______ G proteins

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Inhibatory

40
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Nicotinic receptors correspond to

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Stimulatory ion channels

41
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M1 location and action

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Some autonomic ganglia, raise activation

42
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M2 location and action

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Heart, lower rate/force of contraction

43
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M3 location and action

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Smooth muscle, Glands & Endothelial cells, Contracts, raise secretion & raise EDRF release

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M5 location and action

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Endothelial cells, raise EDGF release

45
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M1, M3, M5 pathway

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-Agonist binds to rec & activates it
-Activated G protein
-Activates phospholipase C
-Phospholipase C cleaves PIP2 to IP3
-[DAG activates PKC]
-IP3 releases stored calcium to give free calcium
-Activated calcium-dependant protein kinases

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M2 & M4 pathway

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-Agnoist binds to receptor and activates it
-Activated G protein
-Inhibits adenylate cyclase

47
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Adenylate cyclase would normally do what (pathway)

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-Uses ATP to produce cAMP
-cAMP goes to protein kinase
-Phosphorylates enzyme

48
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There is no PSNS input to blood vessels but…

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Cholinergic receptors are present on endothelial cells that line the blood vessels (direct agonists relax vascular smooth muscle)

49
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EDRF

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Endothelial derived relaxing factor (nitric oxide)

50
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Endothelial M3 receptor path

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Muscarinic agonist binds rec –> Raise Ca2 –> NO –> Ganylyl cyclase –> Raise cGMP

51
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NN location and effect

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-Postganglionic neurons [excitation]
-Adrenal glands
[secretion]
-CNS
[excitation]

52
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NM location and effect

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Skeletal muscle [contraction]

53
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Nicotinic receptor sub-units make up

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Ion channels (Na+/K+)

54
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Noreprinephrine 3 step synthesis

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1)Tyrosine hydroxylase
2) Dopa decarboxylase
3) Dopamine -hydroxylase

55
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Norepinephrine termination

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1) Re-uptake
2) Diffusion away from synapse

56
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Norepinephrine metabolized by

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Monoamine oxidase (MAO) and catechol- O-methyl transferase (COMT)

57
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Review synapses

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ya

58
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Adrenergic transmission

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-Dopamine transported into synaptic vesicles and converted to NE by Beta-hydroxylase
-Epinephrine secreted by adrenal medulla – circulates via blood to various tissues

59
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Adrenoreceptors

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1.Alpha
a1 = same as M1,M3,M5
a2 = same as M2,M4
2.Beta
B1,B2,B3 = raise cAMP

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B1,B2,B3 receptor pathway

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-Agonist binds to receptor and activates it
-Activated G protein
-Activates adenylate cyclase
-ATP to cAMP
-Protein kinase phosphorylates enzyme

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Alpha 1 receptor location and action

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Smooth muscle cells, [contraction]

62
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Where specifically are alpha 1 receptors located

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-blood vessels (supplying organs and skin
-eye
-pilomotor sm.muscle
-sphincters (GI and urinary)

63
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Alpha 2 location and action

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-SNS nerve terminals: [lower NE]
-PSNS nerve terminals (high in GI tract) [lower ACh]

64
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Beta 1 receptors location and action

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Heart [raise rate/force of contraction]

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Beta 2 location and action

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Smooth muscle cells (relaxation)
-bl. vessels {supply skeletal muscle], bronchial tree, uterine,GI & bladder walls)

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Beta 3 location and action

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Fat cells [raise lipolysis]

67
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Contraction of sphincter: by which receptor and what affect on pupil

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M3, constriction of pupil
(Release ACh)

68
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Contraction of dilator: by which receptor and what affect on pupil

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alpha 1, dilation of pupil
(Release NE)

69
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Aqueous humour removal

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-Contraction of cilinary muscle (M3) = higher drainage

70
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Aqueous humour production

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alpha - decrease secretion
beta - increase secretion

71
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Herat rate

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M2 - decrease
B1 - increases

72
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Blood vessels (most)

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M3 - vasodilation
a1 - vasoconstriction

73
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Blood vessels (sk. muscle)

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B2 - vasodilation

74
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Most organ systems/glands

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M3 –> contraction –> increase activity –> increase secretion
B2 –> relaxation of smooth muscle
a1 –> constriction of sphincters

75
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Autonomic transmission can be inhibited or
stimulated by chemicals that affect

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*Neurotransmitter synthesis
*Neurotransmitter storage
*Neurotransmitter
release
*Receptor activation
*Neurotransmitter re-uptake
or inactivation

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