vomitting Flashcards
1
Q
name the 4 main centres involved in activating vomiting entre
A
CNS, vestibular system , vagal afferent system , chemoreceptor trigger zone
2
Q
cns can be triggered by
A
sight , smelling and thoughts
3
Q
vestibular system can be triggered by
A
movement and orientation loss of fluid balance activates the h1 and m1 receptors get activated activating vommiting
4
Q
vagal afferent system triggered by
A
vagal sensory neurons are activated by serotonin, H1 and M1 receptors eg. by Gi irrirtation, infection chemotherapy.
5
Q
chemreceptor trigger zone
A
situated in medulla but is located outside bbb activated via dopamine, serotonin receptors eg. via chemotherapy, opioids and anaesthetics