Chapter 9 Crossword!

3. Anti-anxiety medications act on this to produce a sedative effect.
7. Should not be used in combination with antianxiety medications.
8. Benzodiazepines and some barbiturates are metabolized in this organ.
9. Common benzodiazepine taken orally as a premedication.
12. Less commonly used due to abuse risk, often used to induce general anesthesia.
13. The most common anti-anxiety used in dentistry. Safer, wide therapeutic range.
15. Sleep hormone.
16. Benzodiazepines are often used for conscious ________
17. Benzodiazepines have this speed of onset.
20. Can be caused by long-term use of these drugs, especially barbiturates.
21. A feeling of fear, stress, or tension.
22. Benzodiazepines are very _____ soluble, making them fast acting.

1. Inhibits reflexes at a spinal level.
2. Built up over time with increased dosage.
3. Most common and strongest muscle relaxant.
4. Ambien, used to treat insomnia, has a rapid onset, behavior and sleep disturbances reported.
5. The receptors that are targeted by benzodiazepines and barbiturates.
6. Common benzodiazepine used via IV
10. Some barbiturates are excreted through this organ.
11. Needed by patients using these medications at their dental appointments.
13. Anxioselective medication to treat generalized anxiety disorder.
14. Medications used to calm patients during/before dental procedures.
18. A type of anti-seizure medication that can amplify the effects of barbiturates.
19. Receptors responsible for wakefulness. Some medications block neuropeptides' ability to bind to them.