ANS Basics Flashcards
Fight or Flight system
Sympathetic
Rest and Digest
Parasympathetic
Another name for sympathetic
Adrenergic
Another name for parasympathetic
Cholinergic
What hormones does the Sympathetic/Adrenergic work on
Epi and Norepi
What hormone does the Parasympathetic system work on
Ach, Acetocholine
Sympathetic/Adrenergic receptors
Alpha 1, Alpha 2, Beta 1, Beta 2, Beta 3
Parasympathetic/Cholinergic receptors
Muscarinic, Nicotinic
What does Alpha 1 do
Hold everything in and constricts
Vasoconstriction
Urine retention
Pupil dilation
What does Alpha 2 do
Regulates/Moderates levels
Regulates insulin release, regulates norepi
What does Beta 1 work on
Heart
What does Beta 2 work on
Heart and lungs
What does Beta 3 work on
Fat, GI
What do muscarinic receptors work on
Calms receptors in body
Heart, bladder, GI, sweat, smooth muscle
What do Nicotinic receptors do
Calms receptors in the brain
muscle contraction, autonomic responses, epi/norepi release
Sympatholytic
Antiadrenergic/ calms down works on fight or flight system
Sympathomimetic
Adrenergic/ amps up works on fight or flight system
Parasympatholytic
Anticholinergic/ amps up works on rest and digest system
Parasympathomimetic
Cholinergic/ calms down works on rest and digest
