BIOL 1001 Chapter : CH 1.2 Complete Notes
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The mix fo drugs contained a mistake that led to destruction of cells in the substantia nigra. This accident led to a breakthrough in the study of parkinson"s. Parkinsons patients treated with l dopa a precursor to dopamine which treats the tremors and help with movement. Dopamine is also linked to the delusions and hallucinations of schizophrenia if given drugs that inhibit the action of dopamine these symptoms can be reduced or eliminated. But parkinsons patients treated with l dopa can develop ssmptoms of schizophrenia. Cental nervous system(cns) the brain and spinal cord. The pns is made up of an sutonomic divisoion and a somatic division. Autonomic nervous system the part of the pns that controls the glands and the muscles of the internal organs (such as the heart) Sympathetic nervous system division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body mobilizing its energy in stressful situations.
