Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards
This receptor plays a role in decreasing GI motility
alpha 2, beta 2
decrease GI motility is a sympathetic action
This receptor relaxes the bladder wall
beta 2
relaxation of bladder wall is a sympathetic action
Erection is mediated by what receptors?
parasympathetic muscarinic receptor
Sweating utilizes ___ as final receptor
muscarinic receptor
Cite 3 areas of the body with no parasympathetic innervation
- Cardiac ventricles
- Pregnant uterus
- Blood vessels
The Sweat glands, piloerector muscles, and brown adipose tissues (beta 3) is peculiar since it has a sympathetic distribution but the Final NT is ___ and the final receptor is ___
Final NT: Ach
Final receptor: muscarinic
All sensations pass through the thalamus except ____
Olfaction
The micturition center is found in the ____ (location in the brain)
Pons
During exercise, the ___ (VRG, DRG) isactive
VRG
Resting RR is DRG
The nerve fiber that is most susceptible to hypoxia is type ____.
Type B
Type A = susceptible to pressure
Type C = susceptible to local anesthetics
____ is the NS with 2 motor neuron system
ANS
___ system (kind of ANS) capable of mass discharge
SNS
____ NS
subject to ANS control but capable of functioning independently
Enteric NS
[Enteric NS]
____ plexus plays a role for secretions
submucosal plexus
[Enteric NS]
____ plexus plays a role for motility
myenteric plexus
[sympathetic/parasympathetic]
prenganglionic is short
longer post ganglionic
Ach to Nn
NE to target organ
sympathetic NS
[sympathetic/parasympathetic]
preganglionic is long
post ganglionic is short
Ach to Nn
Ach to Muscarinic receptor
parasympathetic
[sympathetic/parasympathetic]
the ganglion is near the target organ
parasympathetic
[sympathetic/parasympathetic]
the ganglion is paravertebral
symptathetic
[sympathetic/parasympathetic]
preganglion of the adrenal medulla uses ____ NT to release Epi and NE
Ach
[sympathetic/parasympathetic]
the sweat glands and piloerector muscle has a ___ action
sympathetic
[sympathetic/parasympathetic]
the final NT of sweat glands and piloerector muscle is ____
Ach
[sympathetic/parasympathetic]
the final receptor of sweat glands and piloerector muscle is
muscarinic receptor
[ANS neurotransmitter]
___ neurons release NE
adrenergic
[ANS neurotransmitter]
___ neurons release Ach
cholinergic
[ANS neurotransmitter]
___ neurons release substance P, VIP or NO
noradrenergic, noncholinergic neurons
[sympathetic/parasympathetic]
mydriasis
sympathetic