L04 Anatomy of the Nervous System Flashcards
PNS
Peripheral Nervous System
Division of the brain located outside the skull & spine. It is composed of 2 divisions:
- SNS (somatic nervous system)
- ANS (autonomic nervous system)
CNS
Central nervous system
Division of the nervous system located in the skull & the spine. It is composed of 2 divisions:
- brain
- spinal cord
SNS
Somatic Nervous System
Division of the PNS that interacts with sensory environment.
Made of afferent nerves (think approach, arrive) that carry the sensory signals from the skin, skeletal muscles, joints, eyes & ears to the CNS.
Sensory signals from the environment (travel through the PNS) ——> CNS
Made of efferent nerves (think exit, escape) that carry motor signals from the CNS to the skeletal muscles.
Motor signals from CNS ——> (travel through the PNS) to skeletal muscles
ANS
Autonomic Nervous System
Division of the PNS that regulates the body’s internal environment.
Made of afferent nerves (think approach, arrive) that carry sensory signals from internal organs to the CNS.
Sensory signals from internal organs (travel though the PNS ——-> CNS
Made of efferent nerves (think exist, escape) that carry motor signals from the CNS to internal organs.
Motor signals from CNS ——> (travel through the PNS) to internal organs
Afferent nerves
Aka sensory nerves (think approach & arrive)
Carry sensory signals from the external environment or from internal organs to the CNS.
Found in the PNS. Input.
Efferent nerves
Aka motor nerves (think exit or escape)
Carry motor signals from the CNS to the skeletal muscles or to internal organs.
Found in the PNS. Output.
Describe the procedure that occurs when you see a bear?
Stimulus > picked up by the periphery via eyes > sensory signals sent by the PNS afferent nerves > travels to the CNS > received by CNS > efferent nerves send back a motor signal to the PNS > action carried out once it reaches the skeletal muscle
Sympathetic nerves
PNS —-> ANS —–> efferent nerves—–>
2 kinds of these autonomic motor nerves
- fight or flight
- second stage neurons (that get synapses on) are far away from the target neuron (because the target is short)
- innerviates into the spinal cord in the middle 2 portions: thoracic & lumbar
Parasympathetic Nerves
PNS—–> ANS——> efferent nerves——>
2 kinds of autonomic motor nerves
- rest & restore
- second stage neuron (that is synapses on) is very close to the target neuron (because the target neuron is longer)
- innerviates into the spinal cord at the high and low regions of the neck and the bottom: cranial & sacral
What is the pudendal nerve and example of?
PNS nerve in the SNS that causes “the endless O”
- nerve randomly fires
- stimulation to the clitoral dorsal nerve goes into overdrive
Decrease in secretion of salivary gland
Sympathetic
Increase in secretion of the salivary gland
Parasympathetic
Acceleration of heart rate
Sympathetic
Slow of heart rate
Parasympathetic
Blood vessels constricted
Sympathetic (blood vessels not intuitive RE: Forum post)
Blood vessels dilate
Parasympathetic
Penis ejaculates
Sympathetic response
Penis erection
Parasympathetic
Pupil contracting from iris sphincter muscle
Parasympathetic
Pupil dilates from iris radial muscle
Sympathetic (Think wide eyed when scared)
Tear gland no effect
sympathetic (too scared to cry)
Tear gland stimulated to secrete tears
Parasympathetic (emotions)
Sweat gland stimulated to secret
Sympathetic (think running)
Sweat gland no effect
Parasympathetic (relaxing not fricken sweating here)