Central Nervous System drugs Flashcards
(20 cards)
Centrally acting muscle relaxants are used to treat long-lasting spasms.
True
Prescription medication for spasticity
Baclofen
Muscle contraction that is unintentional and has a lower level of functioning
Muscle spam
Unusual electrical activity was detected throughout the brain.
Generalize Seizures
Our brain showed strange electrical activity in one area.
Partial Seizures
Uncontrollable eyelid movements, resembling twitching.
Blepharospasm
Give one characteristics of ADHD
Inattentiveness, inability to concentrate. restless, hyperactivity, inability to complete task and impulsivity.
Limits the movement of several dissolved substances, including water, through bodily fluids.
Blood brain barrier
Sedation and peripheral muscular weakening compared to dantrolene
False
Anxiety, discomfort, and trauma can all trigger muscle spasms.
Centrally Acting Agents
When one area of our brain exhibits unexpected electrical activity, we experience a partial seizure.
True
It is a medication intended to prevent seizures, and long-term use lessens drowsiness.
Phenobarbital
When a substance is used repeatedly, a person’s responsiveness to it decreases.
Tolerance
A tissue and blood artery network with small cells that act together to prevent dangerous substances from entering the brain.
Blood brain barrier
Tachycardia is one of the emergency medications used in
Adenosine
One of the various functions played by these compounds is the modulation of psychomotor function, as well as the regulation of the cardiovascular, respiratory,and gastrointestinal systems, sleep mechanisms, hormone production, body temperature, and pain.
Monoamine Neurotransmitter
28 substances act as neurotransmitters in the central nervous system.
False
These are the fundamental parts of the brain and nervous system.
Neurons
An action potential travels down the axon of the neuron during synaptic transmission.
False
Plays a part in the digestive (GI) tract
Somatostatin
