Central Nervous System Drugs

Question 1

It is the study of drugs that alter processes controlled by the nervous system that is subdivided into the Autonomic Nervous System and Central Nervous System.

Answer 1

Neuropharmacology

Question 2

What is axonal conduction?

Answer 2

It is an action that conducts an action potential and actual electricity down the axon of the neuron.

Question 3

It is the process by which information is carried across the gap between neuron and postsynaptic cell.

Answer 3

Synaptic transmission

Question 4

What drugs are used for psychiatric disorders, suppression of seizures, pain relief, and anesthesia production?

Answer 4

Central Nervous System

Question 4

What are the three types of monoamine, and what is its function?

Answer 4

The three types of monoamine are dopamine, epinephrine, and serotonin. Its vital role is mainly in the motor responses of the body.

Question 5

Opioid peptides such as Dynorphines, endorphins, and enkaphalins are suitable for ___.

Answer 5

Pain

Question 6

What is the adaptation to prolonged drug use of Central Nervous System drugs?

Answer 6

Increased Therapeutic effects, Decreased side effects, tolerance, and physical dependence.

Question 7

Tolerance means _____.

Answer 7

a drug decreases its response occurring in the course of prolonged drug use.

Question 8

Physical dependence means ____.

Answer 8

A state wherein when a person discontinues a drug that causes them to have withdrawal syndrome.

Question 9

It stimulates the release of norepinephrine and dopamine from the brain and the Sympathetic Nervous System. Also, administered medication to patient with ADHD and narcolepsy such as methylphenidate and modafinil

Answer 9

Amphetamines

Question 10

Xanthine is used to treat _____

Answer 10

Respiratory depression

Question 11

Xanthine and doxopram is used to treat _____

Answer 11

Respiratory depression

Question 12

Morphine is used to ____.

Answer 12

Ease the pain when the patient’s pain scale is 10/10, but it can lead to respiratory depression once used too much.

Question 13

It is a disease that is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder and can be distinguished as muscle rigidity, less facial expression, pill-rolling hands, and shuffling short-stepped gait.

Answer 13

Parkinson’s disease

Question 14

Dopaminergic drugs are ____.

Answer 14

First-line medications that will directly or indirectly cause activation of dopamine receptors.

Question 15

It is a drug that is converted to dopamine and activates dopamine receptors. It is first drug and helps the dopamine agonist.

Answer 15

Levodopa

Question 15

_____ supports the effect of levodopa because it is not useful alone and should be paired with levodopa.

Answer 15

Carbidopa

Question 15

_____ inhibits the breakdown of levodopa. It helps levodopa stay longer in your bloodstream. Also, considered useless without levodopa.

Answer 15

COMT inhibitors

Question 16

Dopaminergic drugs have ______ adverse effects.

Answer 16

Orthostatic hypotension.

Question 17

Identify two classifications of seizure.

Answer 17

Partial seizure are focal seizure that happens in one portion of the brain is having electrical activity while Generalized seizure both hemisphere are having electrical activity.