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Autonomic and Somatic Nervous System Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Pharmacology of the autonomic nervous system and the somatic nervous system

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Autonomic Nervous System

Maintains homeos­tasis and proper function of vital organs

Somatic Nervous System

Voluntary control of skeletal muscle
Spinal cord --> lower motor neuron --> muscle cell/ fibres

Targeting the ANS

Has the potential to pharma­col­ogi­cally alter a variety of tissue­/organ functions.

Targeting the ANS has a wide therap­eutic opport­unity, but also a great potential for adverse affects