ANS-CVS 1 Flashcards
where does sympathetic nerves arise?
emerge from thoracic area of spine
where does parasympathetic nerves arise?
from cranial nerves and lumbar sacral areas of spine
length of pre and postsynaptic nerve for sympathetic nerves
pre: short
post: long
ganglion: inside sympathetic chain
length of pre and postsynaptic nerve for parasympathetic nerves
pre: long
post: short
ganglion: in wall of organ/tissue
explain somatic nerve
- supply skeletal muscle
- no ganglions
main neurotransmitters in ANS?
Ach and NE
what organ/tissue in sympathetic pathway with no postsynaptic fibre?
adrenal gland
what sympathetic pathway that include both Ach and NE
pathway to smooth mucle, cardiac cells and gland cells to contract
functions of parasympathetic
- SLUDD (salivation, lacrimation, urination, digestion, defeacation)- anabolic, conserves and stores energy
functions of sympathetic
- fight or flight- catabolic, mobilises energy, raise BP and body temperature, dilates airways etc
non-adrenergic and non-cholinergic neurotransmitter
- nitric oxide- serotonin- ATP- GABA- dopamine- purines- neuropeptide
general sequence of neurotransmitter
- synthesis2. storage3. release4. recognition5. reuptake/metabolism
Ach synthesis by
choline acetyltranferase
hydrolysis of Ach by
acetylcholine esterase
choline reuptake by
Na+ driven symport