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Chapter 15- Visceral Nervous System Flashcards

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Autonomic Nervous System Functions

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Innervation of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands
Regulate visceral functions like heart rate, blood pressure, digestion, and urination

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Preganglionic Neurons

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Cell body in lateral gray horn
Myelinated
Synapse with ganglia
Release acetylcholine

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Postganglionic neurons

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Cell body in external ganglia
Not myelenated
Synapse with effector
Release varied neurotransmitters

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Sympathetic Nervous System Function

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Responsible for fight, flight, or fright response
Increase heart rate and respiration
Decrease digestion and urination
Dilate eyes

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Sympathetic Nervous System Structures

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Originate from thoracic and lumbar vertebrae
Ganglia located next to spinal cord
Long postganglionic fibers
Postganglionic neurotransmitter is norepinephrine
Highly branched

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Parasympathetic Nervous System Function

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Homeostatic “Rest and Digest” Response
Decrease heart rate and respiration
Increase digestion and urination
Constrict eyes

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Parasympathetic Nervous System Structures

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Originate from cranial and sacral regions
Cranial nerves 3, 7, 9, and 10
Mostly vagus nerve
Ganglia in wall of effector
Short postganglionic fibers that release acetylcholine

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Sympathetic Trunk Ganglia

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Ganglia running alongside the vertebral column
Linked to ventral rami by rami communicantes

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White rami communicantes

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Myelinated axons
Preganglionic neurons

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Gray rami communicantes

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Unmyelinated axons
Postganglionic neurons

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Prevertebral ganglia

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Unpaired ganglia in abdomen and pelvis anterior to vertebral column
Ex- Celiac, mesenteric, inferior hypogastric
Cause longer preganglionic neuron

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Splanchnic Nerve

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Connects sympathetic trunk and prevertebral ganglia
Preganglionic and postganglionic neurons

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Adrenal Medulla

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Main organ of sympathetic nervous system
Releases norepinephrine and adrenaline
Directly stimulated by preganglionic fibers

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Adrenal Medullary Pathway

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All 1 Neuron:
-Ventral Rami
-Sympathetic Trunk
-Splanchnic Nerve
-Adrenal Medulla

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Control of the Autonomic Nervous System

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Reticular formation
Hypothalamus
Amygdala

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Visceral Sensory Neurons

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Monitor stretch, temperature, chemical changes, and irritation
Cell body in dorsal root ganglia

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Visceral reflex components

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Sensory receptors in viscera
Visceral sensory neuron
Integration center
Efferent pathway (pre and postganglionic neuron)
Effector

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