NEUROLOGIC PHARMACOLOGY POWERPOINT

Question 1

Neurons are either afferent (sensory) or efferent (motor). Efferent neurons send signals to either… (2)

Answer 1

Skeletal muscles or
Glands

Question 2

Neural pharmacology generally works at the….

Answer 2

Synapse (junction)

Question 3

The synapse of a neuron is a junction between either a nerve and ______________ _______________, or a nerve and a _______________

Answer 3

Another nerve or
A nerve and a muscle

Question 4

What is a neurotransmitter

Answer 4

A chemical messenger

Question 5

A neurotransmitter is a chemical messenger that is released from the ______________ portion of a neuron, into the ______________ ______________, and picked up by the receptors of either another ______________ or a ______________

Answer 5

Neuronal
Synaptic cleft

Muscle or another neuron

Question 6

Neurotransmitters are _____________ _____________ that are location dependent (preganglionic or post ganglionic)

Answer 6

Chemical messengers

Question 7

The neurotransmitter of the somatic portion of the PNS is always….

Answer 7

Acetylcholine

Question 8

The autonomic nervous system is a ______________ neuron system

Answer 8

Double (preganglionic and postganglionic)

Question 9

The sympathetic nervous system is a double neuron system with a ______________ preganglionic neuron and a
______________ post ganglionic neuron

Answer 9

Short
Long

Question 10

The parasympathetic nervous system is a double neuron system with a _______________ preganglionic neuron and a _______________ post ganglionic neuron

Answer 10

Long
Short