Pharmacology Flashcards
1
Q
What makes of the CNS
A
Brain & spinal cord
2
Q
What makes of the PNS
A
Cranial and spinal nerves and their branches
Connects all parts of body to CNS
3
Q
What are neurotransmitters?
A
substances released at the synaptic cleft that produced rapid onset and low duration effects
Examples: Acetycholine, norepinephrine and epinephrine.
4
Q
What are neuromodulators?
A
Substances released by tissues and substances released by tissues and
traveling the bloodstream producing traveling the bloodstream producing
slower onset, but longer lasting effects:slower onset, but longer lasting effects:
Oxytocin, Vasopressin
Epinephrine if released by adrenal glands,
Norepinephrine if released by adrenal glands
