There Are Two Major Groups of Nervous System Drugs

question 23

Multiple Choice

There are two major groups of nervous system drugs.Drugs in one group retard heartbeat,promote digestion,contract the eye pupil,etc.The other drugs have the opposite effect.These drugs are affecting the

• A)motor and sensory nerves.
• B)sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.
• C)central and peripheral nervous systems.
• D)neurostimulatory and neuroinhibitory synapses.
• E)cerebrum and cerebellum,respectively.

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