Chapter 11 Flashcards
What are the effectors of the ANS? (4)
Smooth muscles, Cardiac muscles, and adipose tissue, glands
What is the neural pathway of the ANS? (start with the hypothalamus and end at the effector)
- Hypothalamus
- Then it synapses with the preganglionic neurons in the brainstem or spinal cord
- Which then synapses with the autonomic ganglionic neurons outside of the CNS
- Then it goes through the postganglionic fiber of the autonomic ganglionic neurons to the effector
What are the 3 groups of sympathetic ganglia? What does each innervate?
- Sympathetic chain ganglion- Pupil (focuses and opens the pupil), Heart (increases heart rate), Respiratory system (opens bronchial in lungs and increases oxygen uptake), Constricts blood vessels, sweat glands of face trunk and limbs, does arrector pili muscles (goose bumps)
- Collateral ganglia- Innervates the stomach and abdominal cavity organs
- Adrenal medulla- innervates the adrenal medulla
How does the adrenal medulla contribute to sympathetic function?
It secretes norepinephrine and epinephrine into the bloodstream and causes a widespread response even in tissues not innervated by sympathetic postganglionic fibers. EFFECTS LAST LONG
What are the 4 cranial nerves that synapse with the parasympathetic ganglia? AND which ganglia does it synapse with?
Oculomotor nerve- Ciliary
Facial nerve- Pterygopalatine, submandibular
Glossopharyngeal nerve- Otic
Vagus nerve- Intramural
What are the general effectors for Sympathetic chain ganglion parasympathetic ganglia?
Sympathetic chain ganglion: Pupils, heart, respiratory system, blood vessels, sweat glands on face, trunk, and limbs, arrector pili muscle
What are the 3 ways that the sympathetic nervous system causes widespread and lingering effects?
- one preganglionic neuron stimulation usually synapses with many ganglionic neurons and causes a widespread response to many organs
- Happens in the adrenal medulla and secretes norepinephrine and epinephrine into the bloodstream and creates a widespread effect and lingers
- Varicosities, when a nerve is stimulated it goes to the varicosities and releases norepinephrine and goes and does its thing
What is the function of the ENS (enteric nervous system)?
control the digestive system by regulating movements of the gastrointestinal tract, controls gland secretion and smooth muscle contraction, vagus nerve innervates it and can work on its own from the CNS. BRAIN OF THE GUT
What division is the ENS (enteric nervous system) under?
THE ANS (autonomic nervous system)
What neurotransmitter is ALWAYS used between the preganglionic neuron and the ganglionic neuron in the sympathetic division?
Acetylcholine called cholinergic because it uses acetylcholine
What neurotransmitter is ALWAYS used between the postganglionic fiber and the target organ cells?
Norepinephrine called adrenergic because it uses norepinephrine
What are adrenergic receptors (alpha and beta)?
They are adrenergic receptors and are found in the sympathetic nervous system. Metabotropic (uses G protein). Beta receptors inhibit cAMP and relaxes bronchial smooth muscles
What neurotransmitter binds to alpha and beta adrenergic receptors?
Alpha: norepinephrine and epinephrine
Beta: norepinephrine and epinephrine
How do alpha and beta adrenergic receptors respond to the neurotransmitter that binds to it?
Alpha: EXCITES OR INHIBITS, contracts smooth muscles, glycogenolysis, secretes saliva, decreases insulin levels
Beta: increases cardiac muscle activity and relaxes bronchiole smooth muscles, and is an agonist to albuterol. INHIBITS OR EXCITES
Define nicotinic receptors
It is an ionotropic receptor (a channel) and is an excitable receptor