ANS Flashcards
1
Q
Sympathetic
A
Fight or flight
2
Q
Parasympathetic
A
Rest and digest
3
Q
Preganglionic
A
Presynaptic
4
Q
Postganglionic
A
Postsynaptic
5
Q
Autonomic Ganglia
A
Cell bodies of postganglionic
6
Q
Preganglionic neuron
A
Relatively short but heavily myelinated
7
Q
Ramus
A
Branch
8
Q
Efferent
A
Away
9
Q
Afferent
A
Towards
10
Q
Autonomic Fibers of the spinal cord
A
Running in the ventral root
11
Q
Sympathetic trunk nuclei
A
Confined to the CNS
12
Q
Sympathetic trunk ganglion
A
Peripherally located
13
Q
Cholinergic
A
Nicotinic/muscarinic. Bind to acetylcholine
14
Q
Adrenergic
A
Alpha/beta. Bind to noradrenaline
15
Q
Muscarinic Receptor reaction
A
Excitatory and inhibitory
16
Q
Nicotinic Receptor reaction
A
All excitatory
17
Q
Where are cholinergic receptors present
A
The autonomic ganglia
18
Q
What cell type are cholinergic receptors
A
Autonomic effector cells
