Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards
How many neurons are needed to innervate a structure for a general somatic effect?
One
How many neurons are needed to innervate a target organ for a general visceral effect?
Two
What two pathways are used to produce a visceral effect?
Sympathetic and parasympathetic
Sympathetic is related to what response?
Fight or flight
Parasympathetic is related to what response?
Rest and digest
What will sympathetic responses be if you increase stress?
Increase cardiovascular, increase respiratory, decrease digestive, decrease urinary, decrease reproductive functions
Intense physical activities such as running, scaping, and hunting, stress/fear, fighting, and protecting increase what type of responses?
Sympathetic
The sympathetic nerve system is organized in a trunk formed by ganglia connected by axons close to the thoracic and lumber vertebrae known as ________ and a group of visceral ganglia connected with this structure by nerves.
Sympathetic trunk
What is the first neurotransmitter of sympathetic ganglion?
Acetylcholine
What is the second neurotransmitter of sympathetic ganglion?
Norepinephrine
Norepinephrine has a similar structure with what hormone?
Epinephrine
Somatic and visceral afferent neurons run through which spinal root?
Dorsal
Somatic and visceral efferent neurons run through which spinal root?
Ventral
Axons that communicate the spinal nerves with the sympathetic trunk and can carry pre/post ganglionic sympathetic fibers are known as?
Communicating branches
What are the three levels of sympathetic pathways?
- Spinal nerves
- Inside pelvis, thorax, and abdomen
- Inside head
Synapsis occurs where?
Sympathetic trunk ganglion
Sympathetic nuclei are found in which spinal cord segments?
Thoracolumbar
Does the vertebral nerve provide pre or post ganglionic fibers to cervical spinal nerves?
Post ganglionic
Is there synapsis in sympathetic trunk ganglia for the fibers that go toward cavity organs?
No