Chapter 16
These medications with the suffix -azepam & -azolam are used for
What is anxiety?
The "D" in Claritin D stands for
What is decongestant & pseudoephedrine?
The nervous system maintains this an equilibrium
What is homeostatis?
The autonomic system has two main branches what are they.
What is the sympathetic & parasympathetic system?
This part of the nervous system handles stressful situations with the "fight or flight" response
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
The suffix -cycline indicates it is used for
What is antibiotic?
An antipyretic drug is used to treat
What is fever?
The central nervous system is made up of what
What is the brain, brainstem, & spinal cord?
There are three basic cell membrane changes name 2 of them
What is polarization, depolarization, & repolarization?
The two main neurotransmitters of the sympathetic nervous system are
What is norepinephrine & epinephrine?
The suffix for a non steroidal anti inflammatory is
What is -profen?
This over the counter medication has to have drivers license to purchase.
What is sudafed?
This part of the nervous system is outside the CNS and includes motor & sensory branches.
What is the peripheral nervous system?
The largest part of the brain is
What is the cerebral cortex?
This part of the nervous system activates the digestive system.
What is the parasympathetic nervous system?
The suffix of -olol is in what class of drugs
What is a beta blocker?
This allergy medication can cause drowiness
What is Benadryl?
This part of the nervous system relays motor impulse to skeletal muscle
What is the somatic system?
There are four lobes to the brain what are 2 of them
What is frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal?
This disease affects the electrical impulses transmission from the CNS to the body muscles
What is myasthenia gravis?
The prefix Pred- is what class of drugs
What is steroid?
This medication is a histamine blocker for stomach acid secretions.
What is cimetidine, famotidine, rantidine?
This part of the nervous system relay motor impulses to smooth muscles.
What is autonomic system?
This watery liquid cushions the brain & spinal cord
What is the cerebrospinal fluid?
This disease has distal loss of sensation, burning, or weakness depending on involved nerves.
What is polyneuropathy?