ANS Flashcards
Where do the sympathetic nerve fibers originate from in the spinal cord?
T1-L2, then they go into the chain before they reach the tissues
For the gut: t5-l2
Where in location is the ganglion for sympathic nervous system?
Close to the CNS
How do parasympathic messages leave the CNS?
CN III,VII,XI,X + Sacral Portion
Where is the ganglion located for parasympathics?
Close to the organ it effects
Is Acetylcholine parasymp or symp?
Parasympathic
Is Norepinephrine para or symp?
Sympathetic
Are preganglionic neurons for para/symp cholinergic or adrenergic?
cholinergic
Are postganglionic neurons for para/symp cholinergic or adrenergic?
Para Post: cholinergic (ach)
Symp post: adrenergic (secrete norepinephrine)
What is the major exception for postganglionic neurons?
Postganglionic neurons to SWEAT GLANDS and BLOOD VESSELS are cholinergic, even if its a sympathetic message.
What are varicosisties and what do they usually store?
Various swellings in the axons of postganglionic neurons that release neurots (ACH) along length of axon. Ach can also be synthesized in terminal endings of CHOLINERGIC nerve fibers.
Where is norepinephrine made?
Begins in axoplasm of **adrenergic **nerve terminal and completed inside secretory vesicles. Comes from Tyr–>DOPA–>Dopamine–>NE.
What ion influx causes the terminals to empty their neurotransmitter contents into the exterior/synaptic cleft?
Ca2+
How is Achcholine removed after release?
Acetylcholinesterase (enzyme) cleaves into acetate and choline. Choline is transported back into the terminal and recycled.
How is NE removed? What enzymes destroy it?
Either reuptake into nerve endings (via negative feedback),** diffusion** away from nerve endings, or destruction by enzymes (monoamine oxidase (MAO) or catechol-O-methyl transferase)
What are the two types of cholinergic receptors?
Muscarinic and Nicotinic
What are the two types of adrenergic receptors?
alpha and beta!
Where are muscarinic receptors found?
On effector cells, upon which postganglionic neurons effect (end with)
What type of signaling do muscarinic receptors use?
G-protein signaling
Where are nicotinic receptors found?
between pre and post autonomic ganglion
What type of receptors are nicotinic?
ligand-gated ION channels, “ionotropic”
What type of signaling pathway do the adrenergic receptors/ alpha-beta use?
G-protein, same as muscarinic receptors!