Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards

1
Q

What Does The Nervous System Divide Into?

A

Central Nervous System and Peripheral Nervous System

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2
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What Does the Peripheral Nervous System Divide Into?

A

Autonomic and Somtatic

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3
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What is Autonomic System Divide Into?

A

Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Nervous System

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4
Q

What system is considered to be as “Flight or Fight” response?

A

Sympathetic Nervous System

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5
Q

What system is considered to be as “Rest and Digest” response?

A

Parasympathetic Nervous System

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6
Q

List examples of Sympathetic stimulation

A
  • Increased Heart Rate
  • Dilated Pupils
  • Bronchiolar Dilation
  • Increased Blood Pressure
  • Constriction of Blood Vessels
  • Increased Glucose Levels
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7
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List examples of Parasympathetic stimulation

A
  • Reduced Heart Rate
  • Constricted Pupils
  • Salivation
  • Increased Gastric Motility
  • Bronchoconstriction
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8
Q

What is known as the “Chemical Messengers” of the body?

A

Neurotransmitters

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9
Q

Where are the neurotransmitters released?

A

Synaptic Cleft / Synapse

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10
Q

How do nerve impulses occur?

A

Axon
Synaptic Cleft
Dendrite
One nerve cell to the other

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11
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What NEUROTRANSMITTER and RECEPTOR is from the PARASYMPATHETIC division?

A

N - Acetylcholine

R - Muscarinic and Nicotinic

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12
Q

What NEUROTRANSMITTER and RECEPTOR is from the SYMPATHETIC division?

A

N - Norepinephrine

R - Alpha and Beta

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13
Q

What enzyme breaks down Acetylcholine?

AChE

A

Acetylcholinesterase

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14
Q

What has to be repolarized?

A

Synaptic Membrane

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15
Q

What is the neurotransmitter from the Parasympathetic Division?

A

Acetylcholine

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16
Q

What are the Cholinergic receptors?

p

A

Nicotinic and Muscarinic

17
Q

What is the neurotransmitter from the Sympathetic Division?

A

Norepinephrine

18
Q

What are the Adrenergic receptors?

s

A

Alpha and Beta

19
Q

Where are Muscarinic Receptors located?

A

Iris
Cilliary Body
Lacrimal Gland

20
Q

Where are Adrenergic Receptors located?

A

Adrenal Medulla
Neuromuscular Junction
Autonomic Ganglia

21
Q

What acts as an excitatory for the sympathetic system?

A

Alpha

22
Q

What acts as an inhibitory for the sympathetic system?

A

Beta

23
Q

Where are Beta 1 Receptors Located?

A

in the Heart

cause an increased force of contraction

24
Q

Where are Beta 2 Receptors Located?

A

in the Vascular and Non Vascular smooth muscle

cause relaxation

25
Q

Where does the parasympathetic nerve go to

A

Craniasacral Nerve

26
Q

Where does the sympathetic nerve got o

A

Sympathetic Nerve

27
Q

What does not go through the spinal cord and run from the brain to the effector?

A

Parasympathetic

28
Q

What comes from the thoracolumbar spinal cord?

A

sympathetic