Chapter 15 - The Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards
somatic nervous systems
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autonomic sensory neurons
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interoceptors
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autonomic motor neurons
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autonomic ganglion
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sympathetic division
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parasympathetic division
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dual innervation
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preganglionic neurons
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thoracolumbar division
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thoracolumbar outflow
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craniosacral division
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craniosacral outflow
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autonomic ganglia (generally)
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sympathetic ganglia
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sympathetic trunk ganglia (or vertebral chain ganglia or paravertebral ganglia)
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prevertebral ganglia (or collateral ganglia)
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parasympathetic ganglia
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terminal ganglia (or intramural ganglia)
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postganglionic neurons
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autonomic plexuses: cardiac, pulmonary, celiac, superior and inferior mesenteric; hypogastric, renal
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structure of the sympathetic division
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white ramus (plural is rami)—white rami communicantes
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gray ramus (plural is rami)—gray rami communicantes
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Horner’s syndrome
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structure of the parasympathetic division
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cranial parasympathetic outflow
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sacral parasympathetic outflow
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pelvic splachnic nerves
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enteric division
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myenteric plexus
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submucosal plexus
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ANS neurotransmitters and receptors
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cholinergic neurons
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acetylcholine (ACh)
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cholinergic receptors
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nicotinic receptors
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muscarinic receptors
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acetylcholinesterase (AChE)
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adrenergic neurons
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norepinephrine (NE) or noradrenalin
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adrenergic receptors
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alpha (1 and 2) receptors and beta (1, 2, and 3) receptors
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receptor agonists and receptor antagonists
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physiological effects of the ANS
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autonomic tone
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sympathetic responses, fight-or-flight response
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parasympathetic responses, rest-or-digest response
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autonomic reflexes
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AR receptor
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AR sensory neuron
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AR integrating centre
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AR motor neuron
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AR effector
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autonomic control by higher centers
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