Neuropharmacology: Drugs and Nervous System Processes
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Which category includes drugs that can modify processes such as skeletal muscle contraction, cardiac output, and vascular tone?

  • Respiratory system drugs
  • Peripheral nervous system drugs (correct)
  • Endocrine system drugs
  • Central nervous system drugs
  • What is the process of conducting an action potential down the axon of a neuron called?

  • Neuropharmacology
  • Axonal conduction (correct)
  • Ideation
  • Synaptic transmission
  • Which cell can be the postsynaptic cell in the synaptic transmission process?

  • Another neuron (correct)
  • Endocrine cell
  • Respiratory cell
  • Cardiac cell
  • What is the study of drugs that alter processes controlled by the nervous system called?

    <p>Neuropharmacology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Between axons and synapses, where do neuropharmacologic agents act according to the text?

    <p>At the sites of the action</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary role of transmitter synthesis in synaptic transmission?

    <p>To produce molecules of the transmitter in the nerve terminal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is selective drug action considered desirable in pharmacology?

    <p>It can alter the disease process without affecting other physiological processes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What triggers the release of the transmitter at the axon terminal?

    <p>Action potential at the axon terminal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is transmitter storage necessary in synaptic transmission?

    <p>To prevent enzymatic degradation of transmitter molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of understanding the types of receptors through which a drug acts?

    <p>To predict the normal responses to drug activation</p> Signup and view all the answers

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