Autonomic Nervous System (plus pharmacology of ANS and NMJ) Flashcards
What nerves does the autonomic NS respond from
Efferent nerves (motor neurons)
Whats Voluntary, somatic or autonomic
somatic
Whats a ganglion
group of nerve cell bodies linked by synapse passing on AP O—-C O—–C
Whats the swelling on a nerve fibre
Ganglion
Somatic differences to Autonomic
Specialised NMJ, isotropic receptors, always excited the cell,
What does Somatic NS always have
a large endplate potential
What receptors do Autonomic NS have
Metabotropic
what are Metabotropic receptors
G protein-coupled receptors
What does Autonomic system split into
Parasympathetic and sympathetic
Parasympathetic where does ganglia lie
Ganglia lies closer to target, therefore long preganglionic fibres
Postganglionic fibre longer found in
Sympathetic
Sympathetic system exits from
Thoriac and Lumnar regions of the spinal chord T1-12 L1-2
White rams =
preganglionic fibres
Grey rams =
postganglionic fibres
Ramus
Communication branch
All ganglion fibres activated at same time by
convergence and divergence
ACH works on what receptors
cholingeric
Examples of cholingeric receptors
Nicotinic and muscarnic
Parasympathetic release what NT at preganglionic fibre on to what receptor
ACH on to nicotinic
A muscarnic receptor is
G protein coupled
Sympathetic post ganglionic fibre releases whats NT on to what receptor
Noradrenaline on to either alpha or Beta receptor
Parasympathetic post ganglionic fibre releases whats NT on to what receptor
ACH on muscarnic receptors
At a preganglionic fibre ACH is released on to what receptor into what NS
Parasympathetic and Sympathetic
Alpha 1 receptors cause
Contraction
Beta 2 receptors cause
Dilation
Noradrenaline NT only acts on what receptors
adregeneric
Examples of adregenric receptors
Alpha and Beta
Whats are Muscarnic receptors responsible for
smooth muscle
Parasympathetic NS exits spinal chord from
cranial
Sympathetic NS acts on salivary gland release what NT instead
ACH instead of noradrenaline
Non adregenric non cholingeric receptors (NANC) examples
Peptided and Nitric Oxide
Whats do NANC do
are correlated or released on their own
Sympathetic NS can release noradrenaline directly into (what does the show)
the blood, hormonal properties
Cholineric receptors are
ionotropic type receptors with an integral ion channel
Cillary Muscles contract in the eye, constricting pupil this is due to
ACH acting on muscarnic receptor in parasymathetic NS
For the Eye to focus close up
Cillary muscle contract and radial muscle dilate