Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards
Somatic Nervous System
Innervates skeletal muscle and receives sensory information from senses
Somatic Nervous System Components
CNS and PNS Components
Autonomic Nervous System
Innervates the viscera (organs). Functions without you telling them to.
Autonomic Nervous System Description
Influences smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands of skin and viscera
CNS and PNS Components
Most cranial and spinal nerve contain both somatic and autonomic axons
Hierarchy of the A.N.S. Component
Hypothalamus
Hierarchy of the A.N.S.
Oversees ALL ANS activity
“Middle Management” are the autonomic nervous centers in the brainstem
The “Ordinary Workers” are the preganglionic and postganglionic neurons
Somatic Motor (CNS or PNS)
CNS
Somatic Motor
Uses two neurons to go from spinal cord to skeletal muscle
Autonomic Motor
It uses three neurons to go from the spinal cord to the target tissue
Autonomic Motor - 1st Neuron is Preganglionic Neuron
Cell body located i CNS (Brain or Spinal Cord)
The axon will synapse with the postganglionic neuron
Autonomic Motor - 2nd Neuron is a Postganglionic (Ganglionic) Neuron
Cell body located in an autonomic ganglion
This axon will connect to the target tissue (effector)
Why does the autonomic nervous system use two neurons in a chain to an organ?
(Preganglionic (Chicago to Indy) vs Postgang (Chicago to Miami)). ANS has limited number of resource neurons, by using two resource chain, information is able to congregate and separate efficiently.
Divisons of the ANS
Sympathetic Division
Parasympathetic Divison
Sympathetic Division
Originates in lateral horns of T1-L2 regions of Spinal cord
“Emergency” situations; SD in charge of this
“Fight of Flight” Response
“Mass Activation” Effect
Parasympathetic Division
Some cranial nerves and parts of the sacral region of the spinal cord
Maintains a homeostatic environment (Bring body back to normal)
“Rest and Digest” Response
Parasympathetic activity is usually discrete and localized