Autonomics Flashcards
Parasympathetic nervous system
rest and giest
placid
peaceful
calm
Sympathetic
feed fight flee fuck stressed irritale afraid all jacked up
Where do parasympathetics originate>
brainstem (CN III, VII, IX, X)
and and sacral cord (S2-S4)
Where do sympathetics originate?
Spinal cord (T1-L2) lateral horns of gray matter of spina cord
Do fibers come from the brain?
No, they come from the root
Do brainstem cranial nerve have any symptatheic function?
NO
parasympathetic only
What is a preganglionic neuron?
fiber before synapse/ganglia
Where do sympathetic preganglionic neurons go?
ventral root-> white rami -> enter sympathetic trunk
motor (ventral)
Where are sympathetic ganglionic neurons located?
in sympathetic chain ganglia or collateral ganglia outside sympathetic trunk
Describe sympathetic pre ganglionic fibers?
short and myelinated
“short arm/long fingers”
EXCEPT splanchnics
Describe sympathetic post ganglionic fibers?
long and unmyelinated
What is vasomotor tone?
Sympathetic tone- always basal level of sympathetic
Where do parasympathetic preganglionic neurons go?
through cranial nerves III, VII, IX, X and S2-S4 to synpase with peripheral ganglia located near or on effector organ
Where are parasympathetic ganglionic neurons located?
within peripheral ganglia
Describe parasympathetic preganglionic fibers?
long and myelinated
“long arm/short fingers”
Describe parasympathetic post ganglionic fibers
short and not myelinated