Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards
Outputs of the autonomic nervous system
Parasympathetic- cranial and sacral outflow
Sympathetic- adrenal amplification
Enteric nervous system
Function of sympathetic nervous system on heart
Increases heart rate
Increases force of contractiom
Function of sympathetic nervous system on blood vessels
Constriction
Function of sympathetic nervous system on lungs
Bronchodilation
Function of sympathetic nervous system on GI
decreased motility
Sphincter contraction
Decreased secretion
Function of parasympathetic nervous system on heart
Decreases heart rate
Decreases force of contraction
Function of parasympathetic nervous system on blood vessels
Vasodilation
Function of parasympathetic nervous system on lungs
Bronchoconstriction
Function of parasympathetic nervous system on GI
Increases motility
Sphincter relaxation
Increased secretions
When do autonomic fibres synapse
Fibres synapse once at a ganglion after the leave the CNS (2-neuron chain)
Motor control
When do somatic fibres synapse
Fibres do not synapse after they leave the CNS (single neuron from CNS to effector organ)
What does the somatic system innervate
Innervates skeletal muscle fibres, always stimulatory
What does the autonomic system innervate
Innervates smooth muscle , cardiac muscle and glands
Either stimulates or inhibits
Sacral outflow of parasympathetic
S1-S2
Parasympathetic in simple terms
Cranial nerves to head, thorax and neck
Sacral outflow to pelvic organs
Sympathetic in simple terms
Cranial nerves to eye
Sympathetic chain
- splanchnic nerves
Other ganglia
Post ganglionic fibres
Autonomic motor neuron
Preganglionic neuron= myelinated
Autonomic ganglion (ACh)
Postganglionic neuron= unmyelinated
Effectors (ACh or noradrenaline)
Functions of autonomic nervous system
Thermoregulation
Exercise
Digestion
Competition
Sexual function
Which cranial nerves contain parasympathetic fibres
3, 7, 9, 10
Sympathetic anatomy
White and grey rami communicates- sympathetic chain (T1-L2)
Splanchnic nerves to large thoraco-abdominal plexi
Sympathetic chain runs from
T1-L2
Function of enteric nervous system
Regulates intrinsic reflexes and integrative neural activity for motility, secretion, sensation and other key functions in the gut
There are intrinsic reflex circuits in the gut, dependent on coordinated serotonin signalling (5-HT)