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Ch. 14 Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards

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This is an involuntary system of motor neurons that innervate smooth and cardiac muscles and glands. It is divided into 2 opposing systems.

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Autonomic Nervous System

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The ANS uses 2-neuron chain to activate ______.

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Effectors (muscles and glands)

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ANS has many ganglia in the PNS.

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Preganglionic vs. postganglionic

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What are the 2 neurotransmitters used by the ANS?

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  1. Norepinephrine (NE)- sympathetic division

2. Acetylcholine (ACh)- parasympathetic division

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Most visceral organs receive innervation from?

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Both the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the ANS

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This division of the ANS is the “resting and digesting” division. It keeps energy use low. Maintains homeostasis.

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Parasympathetic Division

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This division of the ANS is the “fight or flight” division which mobilized energy use. Mobilizes energy use for skeletal muscles.

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Sympathetic Division

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8
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What are the cranial nerve outputs for the parasympathetic division?

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Oculomotor (III)
Facial (VII)
Glossopharyngeal (IX)
Vagus (X)

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9
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What are the sacral nerve outputs for the parasympathetic division?

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S2-S4– pelvic splanchnic nerves

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Which ganglion and glands are associated with the oculomotor outputs?

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Ciliary ganglion

Smooth muscle of the eye

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Which ganglion and glands are associated with the facial nerve outputs?

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  1. Pterygopalatine ganglion innervates-
    Lacrimal gland
  2. Submandibular ganglion innervates-
    Salivary glands
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Which ganglion and glands are associated with the glossopharyngeal outputs?

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Optic ganglion innervates-

Salivary gland

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Which parts of the body are associated with the vagus nerve output?

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Heart
Lungs
Liver
Gallbladder
Stomach
Pancreas
Large and small intestine
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14
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Which plexuses are part of the vagus output?

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Cardiac
Pulmonary
Esophageal
Aortic
Right and left vagus trunks
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Which plexuses and parts of the body are associated with the sacral outputs?

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Inferior hypogastric plexus
Distal half of the large intestines
Bladder and genitalia

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Which spinal nerve output is associated with the sympathetic division?

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T1-L2

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17
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_______ sympathetic neurons reside in lateral horn of the spinal cord.

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Preganglionic

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18
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Preganglion send axons out by the ventral horn and form what?

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White ramus communicans

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Axons enter the _____ trunk ganglion and the white ramus join together to form this trunk.

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Sympathetic

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Each sympathetic trunk ganglion has _____ ganglia on each side (paravertebral).

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On each side

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21
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Axons can synapse with ganglionic neurons, ascend or descend to other ganglia or _____ the trunk?

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Leave

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22
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These axons leave the trunk and will synapse in collateral or prevertebral ganglia. Contribute to the innervation of the internal organs.

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Splanchnic nerves

23
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What are the axons that synapse in trunk ganglia?

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  1. White ramus communicans

2. Gray ramus communicans

24
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These are axons from spinal cord lateral horn neurons and are myelinated.

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White ramus communicans

25
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These axons are from trunk ganglion neurons and are unmyelinated.

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Gray ramus communicans

26
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Sympathetic trunk ganglia innervate which two parts of the body?

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  1. Head- dilates eyes, inhibits salivary glands, sends branches to the heart
  2. Thorax- heart and mostly skin
27
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The parasympathetic division is also known as what?

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Craniosacral division

28
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The sympathetic division is also known as what?

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Thoracolumbar division

29
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The parasympathetic division has ____ preganglion and _____ post ganglion.

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Long

Short

30
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The sympathetic division has ____ preganglion and ____ postganglion.

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Short

Long

31
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Sympathetic collateral ganglia innervate which 3 parts of the body?

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  1. Abdomen- thoracic splanchnic nerves -stomach, intestines, liver, spleen
  2. Pelvis- lumbar and sacral splanchnic nerves- lrg intestine, bladder, genitalia
  3. Adrenal gland- secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine
32
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What are the 2 types of visceral reflexes?

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  1. Somatic spinal reflexes- 2-4 neurons

2. Visceral reflexes- at least 3 neurons

33
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This is when visceral pain afferents travel along the same nerve fibers as somatic pain fibers. His visceral pain “feels” like somatic pain or pain from the skin area.

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Referred pain

34
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Autonomic Nervous System has ____ and _____ fibers? These are receptors to neurotransmitters.

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Cholinergic

Adrenergic

35
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All ANS preganglionic fibers release ____.

36
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All parasympathetic postganglionic fibers release____.

37
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All sympathetic postganglionic fibers release _____.

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Norepinephrine

38
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What are the 2 types of cholinergic receptors?

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  1. Nicotinic receptors

2. Muscarinic receptors

39
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These cholinergic receptors are ion channels that change the membrane potential. They are found in all ganglionic neurons and adrenal cells at the neuromuscular junctions.

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Nicotinic receptors

40
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These cholinergic receptors are G protein couples receptors that respond more slowly but with longer lasting effects. They are found on effector cells.

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Muscarinic

41
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What are the 2 types of adrenergic receptors?

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  1. Alpha (alpha 1 and 2)

2. Beta (beta 1, 2 and 3)

42
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Norepinephrine and epinephrine can be _____ or _____ depending on receptor subtypes.

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Excitatory

Inhibitory

43
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The autonomic divisions are _____. They are opposite each other. Whichever one turns on the other turns off.

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Antagonistic

44
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This is the preferred tone for the heart and smooth muscle of the digestive and urinary tracts. It is localized and short lived.

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Parasympathetic tone

45
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This is the tone for blood vessels only. The alpha blockers treat hypertension. It is diffuse (effects the whole body) and is long lived.

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Sympathetic or vasomotor tone

46
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Parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions are stimulatory together in cooperative tone which stimulates what?

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External genitalia

47
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This is the main control and integration center of the ANS.

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Hypothalamus

48
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This is the main control of the cardiac and vasomotor centers of the ANS. Reticular formation exerts direct control.

49
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The spinal cord is the main ANS control of what?

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Defecation and micturation

50
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This influences the ANS often through emotional responses.

51
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What do we call the 2 neurons in most ANS pathways?

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Central motor neurons- preganglion-myelinated

Peripheral motor neurons- postganglion- unmyelinated

52
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Which ANS fibers are cholinergic?

A

Parasympathetic postganglionic fibers

53
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Which ANS fibers are adrenergic?

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Sympathetic postganglionic fibers

54
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How do the functions of the 2 divisions differ?

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Parasympathetic is localized and short lived.

Sympathetic is diffuse- while body effects and is long lived.

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