Lecture 1 Flashcards
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(Drug Class)
Natural Catecholamine?
(Drug Name)
-Dopamine
-Epinephrine
-Norepinephrine
(Drug Class)
Indirect-acting Sympathomimetics?
(Drug Name)
-Cocaine
-Amphetamine
(Drug Class)
Mixed-action Sympathomimetics?
(Drug Name)
-Ephedrine
-Pseudoephedrine
(Nervous System)
Main 2 Systems?
-Peripheral (outside of Brain/Spinal Cord)
-Central (Brain + Spinal Cord)
(Nervous System)
Peripheral Nervous System?
(Outside of Brain/Spinal Cord)
-Autonomic (involuntary; homeostasis)
-Somatic (voluntary; movement)
(Nervous System)
Autonomic Nervous System?
(Involuntary; homeostasis)
-Parasympathetic (rest and digest)
-Sympathetic (fight or flight)
(Nervous System)
Autonomic we want to?
Preserve homeostasis
(Nervous System)
Somatic is?
Voluntary; movement
(Nervous System)
Autonomic target tissue?
Visceral organs, glands, smooth muscle
(Nervous System)
Somatic target tissue?
Skeletal Muscle
(Autonomic Nervous System)
Sympathetic Nervous System?
-Pre-ganglionic (short)
(spinal cord –> ganglia)
(ACh/Cholinergic)
-Post-ganglionic (long)
(ganglia –> site of action)
(multiple neurotransmitters but primary is adrenergic (norepinephrine)
(Autonomic Nervous System)
Sympathetic Pre-Ganglionic?
Short; Cholinergic
(Autonomic Nervous System)
Sympathetic Post-Ganglionic?
Long; Adrenergic
(Autonomic Nervous System)
Parasympathetic Nervous System?
-Pre-ganglionic (long)
(cholinergic/ACh)
-Post-ganglionic (short)
(cholinergic/ACh)
(Autonomic Nervous System)
Parasympathetic Pre-Ganglionic?
Long; Cholinergic/ACh
(Autonomic Nervous System)
Parasympathetic Post-Ganglionic?
Short; Cholinergic/ACh
(Effector Organ Response to Sympathetic Stimulation)
Heart?
(increases HR and blood flow to muscle)
-SA Node (accelerates)
-Contractility (increases)
(Effector Organ Response to Sympathetic Stimulation)
Blood Vessels?
-Skeletal muscle (relaxes/contracts)
-Coronary (relaxes/contracts)
(Effector Organ Response to Sympathetic Stimulation)
Lung?
(relax lung to breathe)
-Bronchial smooth muscle (relaxes)
(Effector Organ Response to Sympathetic Stimulation)
GI tract?
(stop digest food)
-Motility and tone (decreases)
-Sphincters (contracts)
(Effector Organ Response to Sympathetic Stimulation)
Skin?
(sweat)
-Sweat glands (thermoregulatory) (increases)
-Sweat glands (apocrine, stress) (increases)
(Effector Organ Response to Sympathetic Stimulation)
Metabolism/Other?
(breakdown for energy)
-liver (gluconeogenesis) (glycogeniolysis)
(Effector Organ Response to Sympathetic Stimulation)
Autonomic Nerve Endings?
-Parasympathetic (decrease ACh release)
(Effector Organ Response to Parasympathetic Stimulation)
No Parasympathetic Innervation to?
-Adrenal Medulla
-Sweat Glands
-Blood Vessels