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(ANS, Immunity & Wound Healing, Fluid & Electrolytes, and Lab Stuff)
What are the two systems of the ANS? - ✔✔sympathetic and parasympathetic
What response does the Sympathetic Nervous System stimulate? - ✔✔Fight or Flight response
What response does the Parasympathetic Nervous System stimulate? - ✔✔Rest and Digest
Andregenic Agents can also be known as _____________. - ✔✔symapthomometics
The Beta 1 receptor controls what body system? - ✔✔Cardiac (heart)
What response in the heart is caused by stimulation of the Beta 1 receptor? - ✔✔Makes it beat faster
and stronger
The Beta 2 receptor controls what body system? - ✔✔respiratory (lungs)
What response in the lungs is caused by stimulation of the Beta 2 receptor? - ✔✔bronchodilation
Which ANS affecting medication deals with the Sympathetic nervous system? - ✔✔Adrenergic Agents
What responses are caused by the stimulation of the Alpha Receptors? - ✔✔vasodilation (perpheral
vascular), pupilary dilation
Nervousness, insomnia, fine muscle tremors, palpitation, tachycardia, and hypertension are all side
effects of what agent? - ✔✔Adrenergic Agents
,What kind of medicine increases the effects of the Parasympathetic Nervous System? - ✔✔Cholinergic
Agents
What affect do Andrenergic Agents in the cardiac system? - ✔✔Tachycardia
What affect do Andrenergic Agents cause in the respiratory system? - ✔✔Bronchodilation
What affect do Adrenergic Agents cause in the peripheral vascular system? - ✔✔vasoconstriction (causes
increased BP)
What affect do Adrenergic Agents have on the eyes? - ✔✔pupillary dilation
What are side effects? - ✔✔Too much of a good thing
What is another name for Cholinergic Agents? - ✔✔Muscarinic Agonists
What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the heart? - ✔✔slows the heart rate
What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the colon? - ✔✔Stimulates peristalis (relaxes)
What affect do Cholinergic Agents have on the bladder? - ✔✔increases bladder tone (helps urination)
What affect do Cholinergic Agents on the eyes? - ✔✔pupillary constriction, decreased intraocular
pressure
Diarrhea, frequent urination, and blurred distance vision are all side effects of which agent? -
✔✔Cholinergic Agents
What medicine blocks the Parasympathetic Nervous System and doesn't stimulate the Sympathetic
Nervous System? (aka a Cholinergic Blocker) - ✔✔Anticholinergic Agents
, Which ANS agent is used prior surgeries to dry out mucous membranes? - ✔✔Anticholinergic Agents
Another name for an Anticholinergic Agent is a _______. - ✔✔Cholinergic Antagonist
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the cardiac system? - ✔✔mild increase in pulse rate
What affect do anticholinergic agents have on the respiratory system? - ✔✔mild bronchial dilator
T/F: Anticholinergic Agents are used as a treatment for conditions requiring total bronchodilation. -
✔✔False
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the mucous membranes? - ✔✔decrease salivation (drys
them out)
T/F: Prior to surgery Anticholinergic Agents are given to prevent aspiration during the procedure. -
✔✔True
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the colon? - ✔✔decreases GI motility
What affect do Anticholinergic Agents have on the eyes? - ✔✔pupillary dilation
Decreased urination, decreased defecation, decreased saliva, and decreased (poor) vision are all side
effects of which ANS agent? (can't pee, can't see, can't spit, can't shit) - ✔✔Anticholinergic Agents
Cholinergic Agents can also be known as ______________. - ✔✔Parasymathomimetics
Normal body flora are found where? - ✔✔Bowels, upper respiratory tract, skin, vaginal vault
_________ are the normal body flora found in the bowels. - ✔✔Probiotics
What WBC type increases within the 24 hours of infection? - ✔✔neutrophils