ANS Flashcards
Sympathetic
“Fight or flight”
PUPILS: dilate
LUNGS: dilate bronchioles
HEART: tachycardia
LIVER: increased glucose
BLOOD VESSELS: constrict
GI: relaxes SM
BLADDER: relaxes
Parasympathetic
“Rest and digest”
PUPILS: constrict
LUNGS: constrict/ inc secretions
HEART: decrease HR
BLOOD VESSELS: dilates
GI: inc peristalsis
BLADDER: constricts
SALIVARY GLANDS: inc salivation
SNS neurotransmitters
Norepinephrine and epinephrine
SNS receptors
Alpha and beta
PNS neurotransmitters
Acetylcholine
PNS receptors
Muscarinic and nicotinic
Alpha 1
Vasoconstriction BV
- inc BP
- inc blood return to heart
- inc circulation
Alpha 2
Vasodilates BV
- Dec BP
Beta 1
Affects heart
- inc HR
- inc force of contraction
Beta 2
Affects lungs (2 lungs, beta 2)
-bronchodilator
- Dec uterine contractions
Muscarinic
Affects SM and slows HR
Nicotinic
Affects skeletal muscle