NURSE-UN 1436 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Neuromuscular-Blocking Drug, Ganglionic Blocker, Tricyclic Antidepressant

• School: New York University
• Department: Nursing - Undergraduate
• Course: NURSE-UN 1436
• Professor: Park

Document Summary

An anticholinergic agent is a substance that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in the central and the peripheral nervous system. Anticholinergics inhibit parasympathetic nerve impulses by selectively blocking the binding of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to its receptor in nerve cells. Anticholinergics are divided into three categories in accordance with their specific targets in the central and/or peripheral nervous system: antimuscarinic agents, ganglionic blockers, and neuromuscular blockers. They do this by blocking the binding of acetylcholine to its receptor present in nerve cells. The parasympathetic nerve system is one of the two main parts of the automatic nervous system (ans). It manages activities that occur when the body is at rest. It is ofte(cid:374) called the (cid:862)rest a(cid:374)d digest syste(cid:373). (cid:863) the (cid:374)er(cid:448)es i(cid:374) the parasy(cid:373)pathetic syste(cid:373) are responsible for involuntary movement of muscles in the gastrointestinal tract, lungs, urinary tract, and other parts of the body.