Exam 5: The Pharmacology and Physiology of Drug Use

A nerve cell is referred to as a

Alcohol and aspirin can be harmful to the gastrointestinal system because the combination can cause

Hormonal differences account for disparate responses to drugs.

_______allow nerve impulses to be transmitted to the cell body.

Nornadrenaline is also called

Drugs that cause damage to the fetus are called

Neurons containing acetylcholine are termed cholinergic.

The peripheral nervous system consists of the

A reduction of ACH receptors in the brain has been linked to what disease?

Discuss the differences between the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system.

Which of the following neurotransmitters acts as an excitatory transmitter in the skeletal muscles, but functions as an inhibitory transmitter in the heart muscle?

The user's psychological make-up, personality, mood, and expectations when using drugs is referred to as

Which of the following neurotransmitters is thought to play a significant role in emotional, mental, and motor functions?

When a person has to increase the amount of a drug to achieve the desired effects, they have probably developed a pharmacological tolerance.

Reverse tolerance means that a drug user will feel the desired effects with less amounts of the drug.

Inhalation administration of a drug is a very ineffective way to get a drug into the body.

RAS affects

It is questionable whether _________ is/are truly (a) neurotransmitter(s) since it/ they appear(s) to modulate the activity of neurotransmitters.

Elderly women are more likely thenthan men to be at risk for drug -related problems since they receive more prescriptions.

The sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems are branches of what larger system?