Autonomic lecture I Flashcards
When walking in a dark alley, a person is surprised by a stray dog. Which of the following responses would be triggered? A. Bronchoconstriction B. Decreased glucagon secretion C. Mydriasis D. Increased GI motility E. Vasoconstriction in skeletal muscle
C.
A patient reports salivation, lacrimation and frequent urination as adverse side effects of a medication. Which receptors mediate these actions? A. Nicotinic B. Alpha1 adrenergic C. Beta 1 adrenergic D. Muscarinic E. Beta 2 adrenergic
D. muscarinic
Acetylcholine mediates ganglionic neurotransmission. Which receptor does ACh stimulate at ganglia? A. Alpha1 adrenergic B. Muscarinic C. Beta 2 adrenergic D. Nicotinic N E. Alpha 2 adrenergic
D. nicotinic N
Wish is the neurotransmitter released in the SA node in response to increased BP? A. acetylcholine B. dopamine C. epinephrine D. norepinephrine E. GABA
A. acetylcholine
Which could happen if the parasympathetic NS is inhibited pharmacologically? A. Bradycardia B. miosis C. increased GI motility D. xerostomia E. Detrusor muscle contraction (bladder)
D. xerostomia
Nicotinic receptors would be found at all of the following sites, EXCEPT: A. Adrenal medullary cells B. Parasympathetic ganglia C. SKeletal muscle end plates D. Sympathetic chain ganglia E. Sweat glands
E. sweat glands
What is the difference between the afferent and efferent divisions?
afferent brings information to the CNS
efferent brings information away from the CNS
The peripheral nervous system is composed of these branches:
somatic and autonomic
The autonomic nervous system contains:
enteric, parasympathetic, sympathetic
Describe the neurons in the SNS and PNS.
2 neurons involved in both; in the SNS there is a short pre-ganglionic and a long post-ganglionic and with the PSNS there is a long preganglionic and a short postganglionic
What are the two main neurotransmitters in the SNS and PSNS?
acetylcholine and norepinephrine
What is a ganglion?
a connection of nerve cell bodies
Where do neurons exit the spinal cord in the SNS and PSNS?
SNS- thoracolumbar
PSNS-craniosacral
Exceptions to dual innervation include:
Adrenal medulla- sympathetic only
most sweat glands- sympathetic only
Blood vessels- sympathetic only
Diffuse vs. discrete responses
the sympathetic nervous system has diffuse responses (systemic) because postganglionic neurons may innervate more than one organ
the parasympathetic output has discrete responses because postganglionic are not branched but are directed to a specific organ
Dual innervation is
the sympathetic and parasympathetic actions often oppose each other
Basal or dominant parasympathetic tone exists in
cardiac, bronchial smooth muscle, GI tract, urinary tract, salivary glands
Basal or dominant sympathetic tone exists in
most sweat glands, arterioles/veins
In the parasympathetic system, discuss neurotransmission and the receptors
preganglionic- acetylcholine onto nicotinic
postganglionic- acetylcholine onto muscarinic
In the somatic nervous system, discuss neurotransmission and the recepotrs:
acetylcholine onto nicotinic
In the sympathetic nervous system discuss neurotransmission and the receptors on cardiac smooth muscle, the adrenal medulla, and sweat glands
Cardiac smooth muscle: pre- acetylcholine onto nicotinic, post- adrenergic onto norepi
adrenal medulla: acetylcholine onto nicotinic hormones released epi (80%) and norepi (20%)
Sweat glands: pre-acetylcholine onto nicotinic, post- acetylcholine onto muscarinic
How can termination occur in the steps of neurotransmission?
Reuptake, enzyme degradation, diffusion
List the major receptor types:
GPCR, ligand-gated ion channel, intracellular receptor, transmembrane w/ linked enzymatic domain
Muscarinic cholinergic receptors are what types of receptors?
GPCR
Describe the types of muscarinic cholinergic receptors.
Stimulatory: M1, M3, and M5
Inhibitory: M2 and M4
Nicotinic cholinergic receptors are what types of receptors?
ligand gated receptors
What are the subtypes of nicotinic receptors?
nicotinic n and nicotinic m
Where are muscarinic receptors located?
M1- CNS M2- heart M3-smooth muscle, glands, endothelium, eye M4- CNS M5- CNS
Where are the nicotinic receptors located?
Nicotinic n- ANS ganglia, adrenal medulla, CNS
Nicotinic m- skeletal NMJ
Drug targets of acetylcholine include
ach synthesis, storage and release
AChE
muscarinic and nicotinic receptors