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Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards

1
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What nervous systems does the PNS give rise to?

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Autonomic and Somatic

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What is the Somatic Nervous System?

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System associated with Voluntary control of movement, from information outside of body

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What are the 2 functions that serve the Dual function of Somatic nervous system?

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Afferent - (sensory nerves)

Efferent - (motor nerves - muscle contraction)

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What does the ANS control?

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Maintaining Homeostatis and Involuntary Actions

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What does the Smooth muscle control?

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Contraction or Relaxation

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What does the Cardiac muscle control?

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Increase/Decrease rate and force of contraction

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What does the Glands control?

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Increase/Decrease Secretion

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What are the differences between Somatic and Autonomic systems?

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ANS = 2 neurons to effect     SNS= 1 neuron to effector
ANS = cardiac/smooth muscle  SNS= Skeletal muscle
ANS = excitatory and inhibitory        SNS= excitatory
ANS= ACh and NA      SNS= only ACh
ANS= Cell bodies out of CNS  SNS= Cell bodies in CNS
ANS= pre/post gang myelinated SNS= Axons myelinated
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What are the 3 anatomical sub-divisions of ANS?

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Sympathetic, Parasympathetic, Enteric

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Give examples of ANS functions?

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Body Temp control, Gut motility, HR, Blood Pressure, Micturation

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What does the Sympathetic division do?

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Mobilises body during extreme situations ‘fight or flight’ response

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What does the Parasympathetic division do?

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Unwind whilst doing maintenance ‘Rest and Digest’

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What happens to the function of the Heart in Parasympathetic and Sympathetic conditions?

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S = Increase HR + Force of contraction
P=  Decrease HR + Force of contraction
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What happens to the function of the Blood Vessels in Parasympathetic and Sympathetic conditions?

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S= constriction 
P= no effect
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What happens to the function of the Lungs in Parasympathetic and Sympathetic conditions?

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S= Bronchodilation
P= Bronchoconstriction
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What happens to the function of the GIT in Parasympathetic and Sympathetic conditions?

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S= Decrease Motility + Secretions Sphincter contraction
P= Increase Motility + Secretions - Spincter relaxation
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What happens to the function of the Salivary Glands in Parasympathetic and Sympathetic conditions?

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S + P = stimulates Secretion

18
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What happens to the function of the Sweat Glands in Parasympathetic and Sympathetic conditions?

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S= Copious Secretion
P= Sweating Palms only
19
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What happens to the function of the Eye in Parasympathetic and Sympathetic conditions?

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S= Dilation of pupils, Flattening Lens
P= Constriction of pupils, Thickening of Lens
20
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What happens to the function of the Urinary Bladder in Parasympathetic and Sympathetic conditions?

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S= Relaxation of bladder wall, Sphincter contraction
P= Contraction of bladder wall, Sphincter relaxation
21
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What is the Anatomical difference of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic fibres?

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S fibres = Originate from Thoracic and Lumbar regions

P fibres = Emerge from brain and spinal cord at Sacral level + Cranial region

22
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Describe the Sympathetic nervous system?

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Short Pre-gang fibres, Long Post-gang fibres
Ganglia lie near vertebral column and spinal cord
Axons branch profusely - influence many organs

23
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Describe the Parasympathetic nervous system?

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Long Pre-gang fibres, Short Post-gang fibres
Ganglia far from CNS close to organs
Axon branching is diffused and localised

24
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What are the Sympathetic Functions?

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Co-ordinating responses to emergencies

In stressful situations adrenaline released from medulla

25
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What are the Parasympathetic Functions?

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Conservation and Restoration of energy
Descrete or localised functions on organs
SLUDD - salivation, lacrimation, urination, digestion, defecation

26
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In most organs receiving both P and S innervation’s, what are the systems?

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Physiologically Antigonistic e.g P activates to Slow HR, S activates to Increase HR

27
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What happens when the S and P systems both oppose one another?

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One dominates, for e.g In the Gut P dominates S as Parasympathetic is the main motor nerve for gut functions

28
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Give some examples of organs only Innervated by One division?

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Sweat glands, Piloerecter muscles, Blood Vessels (only sympathetic) - depends on location due to different receptor subtypes e.g S dilates and constricts BV for different things

29
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In the Sympathetic division, what do most Post-Gang axons release?

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Noradrenaline (adrenergic) and ACh (muscarinic receptors) - sympathetic cholinergic

30
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In the Parasympathetic division, what do Post-Gang axons release?

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ACh (cholinergic) in Pre-gang it is ALWAYS ACh

31
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What are the sections of ANS receptors?

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Cholinergic and Adrenergic

32
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What are the 2 Sub-sections of Cholinergic Receptors?

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Nicotinic and Muscarinic

33
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What are the 3 Main types of the Nicotinic ACh receptors?

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Muscle (NMJ), ganglionic and CNS

34
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How many Subunits do ligand-gated channels form? and how can they vary?

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5 subunits, Heteromeric :NMJ - a,b,Gamma
Ganglion - a, b
Homomeric :all alphas (neuronal)

35
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What are muscarinic receptors and subsections?

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G-Protein Coupled receptors, 5 Subtypes M1-M5

36
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What is the function and location of M1,4,5?

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CNS - activates complex CNS responses such as memory and arousal
M1 also found at gastric parietal cells and autonomic ganglia

37
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What is the function and location of M2?

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Heart - lowers conduction velocity and sinoatrial and atrioventricular nodes lowering HR

38
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What is the function and location of M3?

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Glands, Smooth Muscle - Produces responses on a variety of organs e.g Bladder, exocrine glands

39
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What is the function and location of a1 Adrenoreceptors?

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Smooth muscle, Sweat & Salivary glands, skin, kidney, radial muscles - Excitation leads to contraction -> vasoconstriction-> dilation of pupil -> close sphincters

Increased secretion of sweat and k+ (glands)

40
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What is the function and location of a2 Adrenoreceptors?

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Sympathetic nerve terminals, smooth muscles, b cells of pancreas, blood platelets

  • Inhibition of norepinephrine secretion-> vasodilation
  • Reduce insulin secretion - form plug
41
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What is the function and location of B1 Adrenoreceptors?

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Cardiac muscle fibres, posterior pituary, adipose, juxtaglomerula cells of kidney

  • Increase force and rate of contraction
  • Renin secretion
  • Secrete ADH
  • Breakdown triglycerides and release fatty acids into blood
42
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What is the function and location of B2 Adrenoreceptors?

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Smooth muscles of airways, Wall of visceral organs, Ciliary muscle, Hepatocytes

  • Inhibition leading to dilation->Vasodilation
  • Relax organ walls
  • Inhibit for relaxation-> Glycogenolysis

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