PHAR 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Distal Convoluted Tubule, Loop Diuretic, Vascular Smooth Muscle

• School: McGill University
• Department: Pharmacology and Therapeutics
• Course: PHAR 301
• Professor: Barbara Hales

Document Summary

Cardiovascular disease increases the possibility of getting a. Many diabetics have problems with blood vessels going into stroke their kidneys o. They have circulation issues as well as problems in their vision o. Circulation in the brain and its ability to carry oxygen. The condition of someone with alzheimer"s deteriorates faster if they have a cardiovascular disease o. Some people are more prone to cardiovascular disease. Blood vessels going into the kidney are not properly perfused due to their genetics. But it is mainly caused by factors that can be controlled. The sympathetic and parasympathetic system involve the cardiac and smooth muscle, gland cells, nerve terminals. They communicate with each other to have opposing effects. The somatic nervous system regulates the coordination of skeletal muscles. The adrenal medulla is directly innervated by the preganglionic neuron o o. Sympathetic and parasympathetic ns have opposing actions on the heart.