ANS Flashcards
Autonomic System overview
Motor and sensory pathways regulating body’s internal environment through involuntary control
* Sympathetic
*Parasympathetic
Preganglionic neurons
Cell body in the CNS
(myelinated B fibers)
Postgangliotic neuron
Cell body in autonomic ganglia (outside CNS)
(unmyelinated C fibers
Activation of ANS
- Visceral information comes in from body to brain
- autonomic centers receive information and initiate response
- Hypothalamus
- “homeostasis”
- Pons
- Respirations
- medulla
- vasomotor tone
- respirations
ANS has partial control of 4 things
- systemic blood pressure
- GI motility and secretion
- urinary bladder emptying
- sweating and body temperature
Structure of sympathetic nervous system
- “Thoracolumbar”
- pregangliotic neurons cell bodies located in T1-L2/3 of spinal cord- in the intermediolateral horn of gray matter.
- short
- post-ganglionic neuron cell bodies are located in the ganglia on either side of the spinal cord.
- long
- pregangliotic neurons cell bodies located in T1-L2/3 of spinal cord- in the intermediolateral horn of gray matter.
SNS paravertebral ganglion T1 affects ______
head
SNS paravertebral ganglion T2 affects _____
neck
SNS paravertebral ganglion T3-6 affects _____
chest
affects phrenic nerve and cardiac accelerant compensation
SNS paravertebral ganglion T7-T11 affects
abdomen
SNS paravertebral ganglion T12-L2 affects ______
legs
parasympathetic preganglionic neurins arise from:
- Cranial
- medullary CN 3, 7, 9, 10
- Sacral
- spinal cord S2-S4 regions
Long preganglionic neurons, short post
Post ganglionic neurons cell bodies of the parasympathetic system are located in:
- target organs
- discrete ganglia in the head and neck
***Long preganglionic neurons, short post
Vagus Nerve (CN X) affects what organs in the parasympathetic nervous system?
- heart
- lungs
- esophagus
- stomach
- small intesting
- liver
- gallbladder
- pancreas
- upper uterus
Occulomotor Nerve (CN III) affects what organs in the parasympatheic nervous system
- eye (the pre-ganglionic nucleus is called the Edinger-Westphal nucleus
Trigeminal (CNV) affects what in the parasympathetic nervous system?
- Submandibular gland (secretions)