The Autonomic Nervous System
This branch of the nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord.
What is the Central Nervous System or CNS?
What is adrenalin or epinephrine?
In instructor is grading an essay question in which she asked students to write down what kind of drug epinephrine is. Student A wrote "adrenergic agonist" while Student B wrote "sympathetic agonist." Full credit was awarded to....
Who is both Student A and Student B?
Sympathetic activation of alpha1 receptors in the pupils of the eyes causes this change which helps the organism respond to a stressful situation like running away from a lion.
What is pupil dilation?
GABA is a neurotransmitter that reduces excitability in neurons. There are drugs that can enhance or reduce the action of GABA. Baclofen is a centrally-acting muscle relaxant that works by doing what to the action of GABA?
What is enhancing?
This branch of the nervous system (one of two main branches) contains the is made up of the cranial and spinal nerves, as well as this sub-branch.
What is the autonomic nervous system or ANS?
This neurotransmitter stimulates cholinergic receptors in the parasympathetic division of the nervous system.
What is acetylcholine?
A student learns sympathetic activation of the receptors of the heart could cause a myocardial infarction in a patient with heart disease. What type of drug could cause blockade of the sympathetic receptors?
What is an adrenergic antagonist or sympathetic antagonist?
Sympathetic activation of beta2 receptors in the bronchi and pulmonary blood vessels causes this response?
What is dilation?
The neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain can cause an increase in alertness and improved mood.
ADHD is a disorder of decreased alertness that is treated with this drug to increase norepinephrine and dopamine.
What are amphetamines?
Although this branch of the nervous system has a name that gives the impression that it might have to do with understanding someone's misfortune, its function is to protect the body in times of danger and stress.
What is the Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)?
This neurotransmitter binds to a cholinergic receptor and causes dilation of blood vessels in the gastrointestinal tract to facilitate digestion.
What is acetylcholine?
If parasympathetic stimulation of the receptors of the salivary gland cause increased salivation, what drug would I give to a patient with a disorder of extreme excessive drooling?
What is a parasympathetic antagonist?
What is a parasympathetic agonist?
Some common mnemonics for Parkinson's Disease are:
There's no dope in the Park.
and
You can't jump rope if you got no dope.
What neurotransmitter is involved in Parkinson's disease and does drug therapy increase it or decrease it?
What is dopamine and what is increase?
This branch of the nervous system maintains the regulatory tasks of the body.
What is the Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)?
A prankster jumps out and shouts BOO!!! and surprises you so much that your heart starts to race and your pupils dilate. You punch the prankster and shout, "You just caused me to release epinephrine which then activated my sympathetic nervous system by binding with my ________ receptors!!!
What are adrenergic receptors?
A pharmacology student has a test question which asks: "A parasympathetic antagonist drug is also called an....." The student asks for a hint and the instructor says, "this drug might be married to Uncle Cholinergic." What is the answer to the test question?
What is "anticholinergic?"
This type of substance is what breaks down a neurotransmitter in the dendrite of the nerve cell.
What is an enzyme?
What is the name of the most commonly prescribed combination medication for Parkinson's?
What is carbidopa/levodopa?
This branch of the nervous system contains the SNS and PNS and responsible for releasing appropriate neurotransmitters in response to stress and danger as well as to maintain digestion, elimination, and reproduction.
What is the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS)?
Alpha1, Alpha2, Beta1 and Beta2 receptors are found in this branch of the parasympathetic nervous system?
A student must give a speech in front of the college president. The student knows that this will cause sympathetic stimulation of beta receptors in the heart causing a disruptive heart rate. The student knows that this kind of drug will help to reduce the sympathetic stress response and decrease the heart rate.
What is a sympathetic antagonist or adrenergic antagonist, or beta blocker?
A patient has a disease in which there is not enough action of a neurotransmitter because enzymes break down the neurotransmitter too fast. The neurotransmitter is acetylcholine. The enzyme is called .....
What is acetylcholinesterase?
True or False?
Medications for Alzheimer's Disease are curative.
What is false?