Veterinary technician Penn foster Pharmacology Chapter 4 questions and answers
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Pharmacology Penn Foster
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Pharmacology Penn Foster
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacokinetics is the complex series of events that occurs once a drug is administered to the patient.
What are some parenteral (or injectable) routes of administration?
Intradermal (ID),
which is an injection into the skin, used
for testing for allergies
Intraperit...
Veterinary
technician Penn
foster
Pharmacology
Chapter 4
questions and
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Acetylcholine
A neurotransmitter that enables learning and
memory and also triggers muscle contraction
Acetylcholinesterase
the enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine in the
synaptic cleft
,Adrenergic
Pertaining to nerves that release the
neurotransmitter norepinephrine, or noradrenaline
(such as adrenergic nerves, adrenergic response).
The term also pertains to the receptors acted on by
norepinephrine, that is, the adrenergic receptors.
analgesia
inability to feel pain
anesthesia
loss of sensation
autonomic nervous system
the part of the peripheral nervous system that
controls the glands and the muscles of the internal
organs (such as the heart). Its sympathetic division
arouses; its parasympathetic division calms.
catalepsy
passive induction of a posture held against gravity
catecholamine
a class of amines that includes the
neurotransmitters dopamine, norepinephrine, and
epinephrine
Cholinergic
Referring to cells that use acetylcholine as their
synaptic transmitter.
, effector
an organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus.
ganglionic synapse
The site of the synapse between neuron one and
neuron two of the autonomic nervous system.
Minimum Alveolar Concentration (MAC)
The percent concentration of an agent required to
prevent a response to surgical stimulation in 50%
of patients
A measure of the potency of the agent
muscarinic receptors
Cholinergic receptors that are located
postsynaptically in the effector organs such as
smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
supplied by parasympathetic fibers.
Neuroleptanalgesia
profound state of sedation and analgesia induced
by simultaneous administration of an opioid and a
tranquilizer
nicotinic receptors
On all ANS postganglionic neurons, in the adrenal
medulla, and at neuromuscular junctions of skeletal
muscle
Excitatory when ACh binding occurs
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