Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards
Sensory neurons
Carry nerve impulses from sensory receptors in visceral organs and blood vessels to the central nervous system
Motor neurons
Carry nerve impulses from the central nervous system to smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
Preganglionic neuron
First Motor neuron in the Autonomic nervous system.
Synapse in the ganglia (serve as relay stations
Extends from the spinal cord to the ganglion
Postganglionic neuron
Second Motor neuron in the Autonomic nervous system.
Synapse in the ganglia (serve as relay stations
Travels from the ganglion to the effector
Autonomic Nervous System
Regulates the action of glands, the smooth muscles of hollow organs and vessels, the heart muscle
Involuntary