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Most CNS depressants activate a neurotransmitter called gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which helps decrease brain activity.
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Why are depressants often considered antidepressants?
Anti-depressants are named for their ability to treat depression (anti-depression). But in order for these medications to work, they typically decrease or "depress" the ability of the central nervous system (CNS) to respond to stimuli. For that reason, "depressants" are used as anti-depressants.
How do respiratory system work together?
The central nervous system coordinates.
How do the respiratory system work together?
The central nervous system coordinates.
What part of the nervous system controls all body activities?
The central nervous system is the part of the nervous system that controls all body activities, but it could not work without the peripheral nervous system.
How are the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system related?
The two work together. The central nervous system is comprised of the brain and the spinal cord; the peripheral nervous system is comprised of all the nerves and ganglia outside the brain and spinal cord.The peripheral nervous system sends sensory information to the central nervous system, which assesses that information, and then sends motor control signals back down the peripheral nervous system to cause the body to act in relation to the information or events sensed.
What consist of the brain and spinal cord?
The nervous system
What are the cables of the nervous system called?
Information from the peripheral nervous system is carried to the central nervous system by neural cables called nerves. The work groups that neurons cluster into are known as neural networks.
What body parts work together in the nervous system?
Your central nervous system controls your entire body via the spinal cord.
Tranquilizers and barbiturates fit into which drug category?
Valium, Xanax, and other depressants that work by reducing the function of the Central Nervous System. Kimber :) Actually, barbiturates and benzodiazepines are classes of drugs. So, the original question is problematic. (Also, just as a side note, the very definition of a depressant is that it inhibits/slows the working of the Central Nervous System.) Although, barbiturates and benzodiazepines produce similar effects and are often used for similar purposes, drugs fall into one category or the other. Valium, Xanax, Librium, etc., are all benzodiazepines whereas as Fiorocet is an example of a barbiturate.
Central nervous system depressants are they man made?
Opium gum can be accessed from poppies. Alcohol is produced in nature by the fermentation of sugars by yeast, and there are some CNS depressants like belladonna that are available in plants. There are other examples. In addition to ingested chemicals, most animal venoms work by depressing the CNS. They would not, however, be considered drugs unless processed and used for antivenin.
How does the spinal column work with the nervous system?
The brain generates efferent signals for the body. Efferent signals travel down the spinal cord, and out to target areas of the body. Afferent feedback signals travel back to the spinal cord, and back up to the brain for processing.
How does the excretory system work with the nervous system?
it all work together the nervous system works with every single system
