Chapter 15 Flashcards
Somatic vs autonomic NS (excitatory, voluntary, consciously perceived, function when damaged)
Somatic: when SMN stimulates SM=always excitatory, usually voluntary, usually consciously perceived
Autonomic: exciting/inhibiting to cardiac/smooth/glands, function to some extent if nerve damaged, usually not voluntary, not consciously perceived
ANS divisions
Sympathetic NS
Parasympathetic NS
Enteric NS: chemical changes/wall stretching/contraction/secretion of GI tract
Does the Somatic or autonomic NS have more motor neurons
Autonomic usually has 2+
Somatic has only one from CNS to effector
Where does preganglionic neuron extend to and is it myelinated
Myelinated
To autonomic ganglion
Or to chromaffin cells in adrenal medullae
Differences between sympathetic and parasympathetic neurons (length/release)
Sympathetic: preganglion=shorter postganglionic release NE (if chromaffin cell, also release epinephrine)
Parasympathetic: preganglionic=longer postganglion release ACh
Preganglionic axon type vs postganglionic
Pre: small diameter myelinated B fiber
Post: small diamter unmyelinated C fiber
Sympathetic AKA and why
Thoracolumbar as preG have cell bodies in lat horns of gray matter in 12 thoracic segments and first 2-3 lumbar segments
Thoracolumbar outflow
Axons of sympathetic preganglionic neurons
Parasympathetic AKA and why
Craniosacral as cell bodies of preG are in nuclei of III, VII, IX, X and in lat gray of 2 through 4 sacral segments of SC
Craniosacral outflow
Axons of parasympathetic preG neurons
Somatic vs autonomic sensory input
Somatic: somatic/special sense
A: mainly interoceptors some somatic/special
Somatic vs autonomic control of motor output
S: voluntary from CC, some basal ganglia cerebellum brainstem SC
A: involuntary from hypothalamus limbic system brainstem SC some CC
Somatic vs autonomic motor neuron pathway
S: one neuron to effector
A: 2 neuron synapse with posts in autonomic ganglia or chromaffin cells in adrenal medullae
Somatic vs autonomic NT/hormones
S: ACH
A: all preG/psymp post=ACh,
symp postG/=NE (if sweat gland=ACh)
Chromaffin: NE/epinephrine
Sympathetic trunk ganglia
Sympathetic
In vert row on either side of VC
Innervate above diaphragm
Prevertebral ganglia
Sympathetic
Ant to VC close to large abdominal arteries
Innervate below diaphragm
Terminal ganglia
Parasympathetic
Close to or within visceral organ
Superior mesenteric plexus supplies
SI/LI
Inferior mesenteric plexus supplies
LI
Hypogastric plexus supplies
Pelvic viscera