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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2022) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Autonomic Nervous System
- Characteristics
- Sympathetic Nervous System
- Fight or Flight
- All Preganglionic Neurons Release Acetylcholine
- Sympathetic Postganglionic Neurons Release Norepinephrine
- Antagonistic Effects of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous Systems
- Parasympathetic Nervous System
- Rest and Digest
- Parasympathetic Postganglionic Neurons Release Acetylcholine
2 mins
Tuberoinfundibular Pathway (Dopaminergic)
- Dopamine Pathway
- Location
- Arcuate Nucleus
- Median Eminence
- Characteristics
- Dopamine Inhibits Prolactin (PRL)
- Defect
- Antipsychotics
- Increased Prolactin
- Sexual Dysfunction
- Gynecomastia
- Galactorrhea
2 mins
Mesocortical Pathway (Dopaminergic)
- Dopamine Pathway
- Location
- Ventral Tegmental Area
- Prefrontal Cortex
- Characteristics
- Executive Function
- Defect
- Negative Symptoms
- Limited Antipsychotic Efficacy
1 min
Mesolimbic Pathway (Dopaminergic)
- Dopamine Pathway
- Location
- Ventral Tegmental Area
- Nucleus Accumbens
- Characteristic
- Reward System
- Defect
- Positive Symptoms
- Target by Antipsychotics
1 min
