TRACHTE Flashcards
How many efferent fibers come from spinal cord in somatic nervous system?
1
neurotransmitter in somatic nervous system
acetylcholine
receptor in somatic nervous system
nicotinic
What can activate nicotinic receptor
acetylcholine or nicotine
6 steps that activation results in - step 1
Na influx
6 steps that activation results in - step 2
depolarization
6 steps that activation results in - step 3
muscle action potential
6 steps that activation results in - step 4
opening of voltage sensitive calcium channel
6 steps that activation results in - step 5
release of calcium from sarcoplasmic reticulum
6 steps that activation results in - step 6
contraction
efferent nerves from the spinal column virtually always release..
acetylcholine
toxin from krait that blocks neuromuscular nicotinic ion channel
alpha - bungarotoxin or cobra venom
Do somatic nerves have a synapse outside the spinal cord?
No (that’s autonomic nerves)
Nerve activation leads to 9 things….1
acetylcholine release
Nerve activation leads to 9 things….2
nicotinic receptor activation
Nerve activation leads to 9 things….3
sodium influx
Nerve activation leads to 9 things….4
muscle endplate depolarization
Nerve activation leads to 9 things….5
muscle action potential
Nerve activation leads to 9 things….6
calcium influx
Nerve activation leads to 9 things….7
calcium induced calcium release from sarcoplasmic reticulum
Nerve activation leads to 9 things….8
calcium interaction with troponin
Nerve activation leads to 9 things….9
myosin-actin interaction (muscle contraction)
What drugs could prolong acetylcholine actions?
anticholinesterases: neostigmine, pyridostigmine, edrophonium
If something blocks acetylcholine release, what is prevented (2 things)
- muscle depolarization
Something that blocks nicotinic receptors will prevent.. (2 things)
muscle depolarization
drug that prevents AcH release
botulinum toxin
drugs that block nicotinic receptors (useful in surgery)
mivacurium
Something that blocks calcium induced calcium release will block…
contraction! (but not depolarization)
drug that blocks calcium induced calcium release
dantrolene
What is useful for treating myasthenia gravis
anticholinesterases
What do anticholinesterases do?
increase acetylcholine concentrations in the vicinity of the nicotinic receptor (outside the somatic nerve)
charge of acetylcholine
negative (comes from aspartic acid)
what does acetylcholine get broken down to?
acetic acid and choline
2 carbamate drugs
neostigmine
stimulates nicotinic receptors, useful for myasthenia gravis, abdominal distension or atony of detrusor muscle. More often used in the hospital only though.
Neostigmine (quaternary ammonium)
delivery of neostigmine
oral or parenteral
Used in myasthenia gravis or to reverse competive neuromusclar antagonism; can also be used prophylactically to prevent action of nerve gas.
Pyridostigmine
Why is pyridostigmine used more in patients?
It is better absorbed orally.