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  • 2 Drugs Acting on Autonomic Nervous System

  • 2.1 Autonomic Nervous System: General Considerations

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  • What regulates autonomic functions in the autonomic nervous system?

    The highest regulation occurs in the hypothalamus, involving sympathetic and parasympathetic nuclei.
  • Where are the cell bodies of autonomic afferent fibres located?

    They are located in the dorsal root ganglion and sensory ganglia of cranial nerves.
  • What kinds of reflexes do autonomic afferents mediate?

    They mediate visceral pain and various visceral reflexes, including cardiovascular and respiratory.
  • What divides the motor limb of the autonomic nervous system?

    It is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic pathways for organ innervation.
  • What is the function of neurohumoral transmission?

    Nerves release chemical messengers to transmit messages across synapses and neuroeffector junctions.
  • Which substance was proven to be a vagal transmitter in 1926?

    Acetylcholine was determined to be the vagus substance released during stimulation.
  • What modulates the release process of neurotransmitters?

    The release can be modulated by the transmitter itself and other agents activating specific receptors.
  • How does an excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) occur?

    An EPSP happens due to increased permeability to cations, causing depolarization in the membrane.
  • What terminates the action of neurotransmitters?

    The transmitter is degraded, reuptaken, or diffuses away after binding to receptors.
  • What does cotransmission imply about neurotransmitter release?

    Many neurons release more than one active substance, complicating the one-neurotransmitter model.

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