1-ANS Flashcards
autonomic nervous system
definiton
portion of nervous system that controls most visceral functions and accomodates coordinated responses to external stimuli
and internal, involuntary, multiple inputs being balanced
cardiovascular
primary chronic autonmic failure
orthostatis hypotension
sudomotor
primary chronic autonmic failure
anhidrosis
heat intolerance
renal/urinary bladder
primary chronic autonmic failure
nocturia
inc frequency, urgency
incontinence
urine retention
gastrointestinal
primary chronic autonmic failure
constipation, diarrhea sometimes, dysphagia
reproductive
primary chronic autonmic failure
erectile/ejaculatory failure
neurologic
primary chronic autonmic failure
parkinsonian
cerebellar/pyramidal features
respiratory
primary chronic autonmic failure
stridor
inspiratory gasps
apenic episodes
respiratory
primary chronic autonmic failure
stridor
inspiratory gasps
apenic episodes
parasympathetic pathway
- CNS
- pre-ganglionic fiber
- neurotrans Ach
- nicotinic receptor on parasympathetic ganglion
- parasymp post ganglionic fiber
- neurotrans Ach
- muscarinic receptors
sympathetic pathway
- CNS
- pre ganglionic fiber
- Ach
- nicotinic receptor on sympathetic ganglion or adrenal medulla
- sympathetic post ganglion fiber
- norepinephrine
- adrenergic receptors
post gang fiber longer than parasymp
modes of innervation
sympathetic
preganglionic neruon
1. paravertebral ganglia/prevertebral > post gang neuron
2. specialized ganglia - superior cervical, celiac, superior mesentaric, inferior mesentaric > target organs
3. adrenal medulla
thoracolumbar
parasympathetic outflow
- cranial- oculomotor N, facial N, glossopharyngeal N, vagal N - ganglia close to target
- sacral- bladder, descending colon, rectum, genitalia
enteric nervous system
system of ganglia b/t layers of the gut and connected by dense meshwork of nerve fibers
-input from both symp and parasymp
has myenteric plexus for motility and submucosal plexus for ion/fluid transport
dual innervation of autonomics
-most organs receive both SANS and PANS innervation so actions controlled by both systems
EXCEPT organs for sympathetic only
sympathetic only organs
- hair follicles
- thermoregulatory sweat glands
- liver
- adrenal gland
- kidney
cholinergic neurotransmission
synthesis
- uptake of choline by choline transporter into presynaptic terminal
- conjugation with acteylCoA
- syn of Ach by ChAT
uptake blocked by hemicholiniums
cholinergic storage
packed into vesicle by VAT
can be blocked by vesamicol so no storage
cholinergic release
- depolarization nerve terminal
- voltage dependent Ca entry
- Ca-calmodulin binds with VAMP and SNAP to trigger fusion
- exocytosis
fusion blocked by botulinum toxin botox
cholinergic termination of action
- rapid hydrolysis of Ach by AchE
- form choline and acetate
- re-uptake into terminals
cholinergic receptors
- nicotinic - Na ion channels, alpha subunit binds Ach to open
- muscarinic- G protein coupled with subtypes M1-5
nicotinic receptor activation responses
- adrenal medulla = secretion of epinephrine and norepine
- autonomic ganglia = stimulation dependent on PANS/SANS
- neuromuscular junction = twitch/hyperactivity of skeletal muscle