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| What do cholinergics (parasympathomimetics) mimic? |
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| What are the two types of cholinergic receptors? |
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Definition
| muscarinic receptors and nicotinic receptors. |
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| what do muscarinic receptors do? |
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Definition
| they stimulate smooth muscle and slow the heart rate |
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| what do nicotinic receptors do? |
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Definition
| they affect the skeletal muscles |
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Term
| what do direct acting cholinergic drugs do? |
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Definition
| the active a tissue response |
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| what do indirect acting cholinergic drugs do? |
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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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