CPR Autonomics Flashcards
What is the NT released from the preganglionic neuron?
acetylcholine
What receptors are found on the postganglionic dendrites/ cell body?
nicotinic cholinergic receptors
what NT is released from the post-ganglionic axon?
norepinephrine
what do the cells of the target organ express for the sympathetic nervous system?
alpha- or beta- adrenergic receptors
what is activation of alpha-1 receptors on smooth muscle associated with?
contraction of the smooth muscle
what is activation of the alpha-2 receptors on smooth muscle associated with?
relaxation/dilation
the preganglionic fibers of the parasympathetic nervous system leave the CNS where?
at the cranial and sacral levels
within the parasympathetic ganglia located on or near the target organs, what does the preganglionic fiber release?
acetylcholine
at the synapse between the parasympathetic postganglionic fiber, what is released from the postganglionic axon?
acetylcholine
what does the acetylcholine that is released from the parasympathetic postganglionic axon bind to?
muscarinic cholinergic receptors that are on the target organ
where are you most likely to find nicotinic cholinergic receptors in the autonomic nervous system?
dendrites of the post-ganglionic neurons in the sympathetic nervous system
what does the sympathetic innervation of the SA node in the heart arise from?
T1-T5
what is the action of the parasympathetic innervation of the SA node?
it decreases the rate of depolarization of the pacemaker potential
what is the effect of the parasympathetic innervation of the SA node?
slows the heart rate
what is the action of the sympathetic innervation of the SA node?
increases the rate of depolarization of the pacemaker potential
what is the effect of the sympathetic innervation of the SA node?
increases the heart rate
what is the action of the parasympathetic innervation of the AV node and the ventricular conducting pathways?
decreases the slope of the pacemaker potential; decrease depolarization rate during Phase 0 of the slow action potential
what is the effect of the parasympathetic innervation of the AV node and the ventricular conducting pathways?
decrease conduction velocity through AV node and ventricle
what is the action of the parasympathetic innervation of the atrial and ventricular myocytes?
decrease calcium entry into the myocyte