Book contents
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Section I Basic Principles
- Section II Core Drugs in Anaesthetic Practice
- Section III Cardiovascular Drugs
- Chapter 13 Sympathomimetics
- Chapter 14 Adrenoceptor Antagonists
- Chapter 15 Anti-Arrhythmics
- Chapter 16 Vasodilators
- Chapter 17 Antihypertensives
- Section IV Other Important Drugs
- Index
Chapter 13 - Sympathomimetics
from Section III - Cardiovascular Drugs
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 February 2021
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Foreword
- Section I Basic Principles
- Section II Core Drugs in Anaesthetic Practice
- Section III Cardiovascular Drugs
- Chapter 13 Sympathomimetics
- Chapter 14 Adrenoceptor Antagonists
- Chapter 15 Anti-Arrhythmics
- Chapter 16 Vasodilators
- Chapter 17 Antihypertensives
- Section IV Other Important Drugs
- Index
Summary
The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is a complex system of neurones that controls the body’s internal milieu. It is not under voluntary control and is anatomically distinct from the somatic nervous system. Its efferent limb controls individual organs and smooth muscle, while its afferent limb relays information (occasionally in somatic nerves) concerning visceral sensation and may result in reflex arcs.
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- Pharmacology for Anaesthesia and Intensive Care , pp. 189 - 206Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021