quiz 6 agonists antagonists ad autnomic Flashcards
variety of what embedded in membrane of cells around the body
receptors
what are receptors looking for
a specific signal or signals which will cause them to do certain things
agonist
any chemical that binds to a receptor and activates it
antagonists
some chemicals that bind to the same receptors but do not turn them on, instead they sit on the receptor and block them from being activated
agonist alone
full activation
agonist and antagonist
less activation
antagonist alone
no activation
what does the autonomic nervous system do
control the body’s involuntary muscles
2 parts of the autonomic nervous system
parasympathetic (PSNS)
Sympathetic (SNS) nervous systems
PSNS and SNS are constant what
in battle, one trying to overtake or outweighs the other
sympathetic nervous system response
fight or flight
two hormones released in sympathetic nervous system
epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine
sympathetic NS is going to do what things necessary to survive interaction with sabertooth tiger
- heart rate/ volume up
- airway dilates
- blood pressure up
- glycogenolysis in liver
- pupils dilate
- respiratory rate up
- blood shunted away from GI
- blood shunted towards muscles
glycogenolysis
breaks won glycogen into glucose
adrenergic receptor
any receptor where epinephrine or norepinephrine can bind
adrenergic receptors come in
variety of shapes and sizes and do different things, but are all part of the sympathetic nervous system
subtypes of adrenergic receptors
alpha-1, alpha-2, beta-1, beta-2, beta-3
parasympathetic nervous
rest or digest (feed or breed)
main hormone involved in parasympathetic nervous system
Acetylcholine (ACh)