Ch. 6 Drugs Affecting the Parasympathetic nervous system

nicotinic muscle (Nm) receptor

cholinergic receptor located at the neuromuscular junction of the skeletal muscle

nicotinic-neural (Nn) receptor

cholinergic receptor located on both sympathetic and parasympathetic ganglia

acetylcholinesterase

enzyme that inactivates acetylcholine

parasympatholytic

refers to drugs (anticholinergic) that decrease activity of the parasympathetic nervous system

parasympathomimetic

refers to drugs (cholinergic) that mimic stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system

anticholinergic

refers to the nerves and receptors of the parasympathetic nervous system; also refers to the drugs that stimulate this system

cholinergic

refers to the nerves and receptors of the parasympathetic nervous system; also refers to the drugs that stimulate this system

muscarinic receptor

an older but more specific term for the cholinergic receptor on smooth and cardiac muscle