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Pharm-ANS system
pharm/drugs assoc. with ANS system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Division of PNS that provids voluntary control over skeletal muscles. | motor (somatic) |
| Division of PNS that has involuntary control over smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and glands. | autonomic |
| Fight/flight. Dilates pupils, inhibits salivation, acceleraters heart, facilitates breathing, inhibits digestion, stimulates release of glucose. etc. | Sympathetic division |
| Rest/digest.Constricst pupils, stimulates salivation, slows heart, constricts brething, stimulates digestion, etc. | parasympathetic division |
| Chemicals that allow nerve impulses to cross the synaptic cleft. | neurotransmitters |
| Released by sympathetic nerves, also called adrenergic nerves. | norepinephrine |
| Released by parasympathetic nerves, also called cholinergic nerves. | acetylcholine |
| sympathomimetics | adrenergic agents |
| parasympathomimetics, mimic PNS | cholinergic agents |
| sympatholytics | adrenergic blockers |
| anticholinergics | cholinergic blockers |
| Mimic SNS, used for their effects on heart, bronchial tree and nasal passages. | adrenergic agents |
| parasympathomimetic used to contract bladder muscles, stimulate return of normal GI and urinary tract function following general anesthesia. | bethanechol (Urecholine) |
| parasympathomimetic used to contract ureters, and treat myasthenia gravis. | neostigmine (Prostigmine) |
| parasympathomimetic used to decrease intraocular pressure. | pilocarpine (Isopto Carpine) |
| parasympathomimetic used to treat myasthenia gravis. | pyridostigmine (Mestinon) |
| Used primarily to dry secretions and treat asthma. | anticholinergics |
| anticholinergic used to dry secretions, increase HR, dilate pupils | atropine |
| anticholinergic used to treat asthma | ipratripium (Atrovent) |
| anticholinergic used to treat IBS and motion sickness. | scopolamine (Hyoscine) |