Autonomic Pathways Flashcards
Fibres from hypothalamus?
Medial forebrain bundle
Where do preganglionic neurons sit?
Lateral horn
Hippocampus sits where?
Inferior horn of lateral ventricle
Sympathetic innervation?
T1 to l2
Parasympathetic innervation?
Brainstem S2 to S4
Myelination?
Preganglionic- myelinated postganglionic-unmyelinated
Axons from brain stem/ spinal cord do not pass directly to effector organs except?
Sympathetic supply to adrenal medulla
Sympathetic postganglion - neurotransmitter?
Noradrenaline except in sweat glands where it is acetylcholine
Alpha1 antagonist?
Prazosin for hypertension
Beta one antagonist?
Atenolol for hypertension
Beta 2 agonist?
Salbutamol for asthma
Metabotropic receptors?
Alpha 1,2 beta 1,2,3
Sweat glands postganglionic?
Acetylcholine
Postganglionic parasympathetic?
Muscarinic
Muscarinic antagonist?
Atropine, used to treat bradycardia dilated pupils and glandular secretions
How do preganglionic fibres enter sympathetic trunk from lateral horn thoracic?
White rami communicans (myelinated)
Preganglionic fibres either?
synapse in ganglion or
pass through in splanchnic nerves to synapse in prevertebral ganglia
Postganglionic fibres either?
Go To periphery via grey rami communicans back into spinal nerves
or visceral/head via medial branches and plexus
From prevertebral ganglia, postganglionic fibres form plexus around viscera
How many cervical ganglia are there?
Three superior middle and inferior