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cholinergics and anticholinergics
chapter 18
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Pharmacology
Undergraduate 4
09/21/2009

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What do cholinergics (parasympathomimetics) mimic?
Definition
acteylcholine (ACh)
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What are the two types of cholinergic receptors?
Definition
muscarinic receptors and nicotinic receptors.
Term
what do muscarinic receptors do?
Definition
they stimulate smooth muscle and slow the heart rate
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what do nicotinic receptors do?
Definition
they affect the skeletal muscles
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what do direct acting cholinergic drugs do?
Definition
the active a tissue response
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what do indirect acting cholinergic drugs  do?
Definition
they inhibit the action of enzyme cholinesterase by orming a chemical complex, thus permitting actylcholine to persist and attach  to the receptor
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