L1 Flashcards
What is the physical division of the NS?
Central vs peripheral
What is the functional division of the NS?
Somatic vs. autonomic
Where does the parasympa originate from the spine?
Cranio-sacral
Are para pre-gang neurons long or short? What does this say about where the ganglia are located?
PARA
Long pre-gang b/c synapse at ganglia that are at/near the target organ
Where do sympa pre-gang neurons originate from the spine?
Thoraco-lumbar
What NT do all pre-ganglionic neurons release?
ACh
What NT do para post-gang neurons release?
ACh = cholinergic neurons
What NT do somatic motor neurons release on to muscle?
ACh
What is the primary NT released by sympa post-gang neurons? Which NTs are sometimes released by these neurons?
NE
Big sites of action: heart, resp tract, blood vessels, bladder
Sometimes D or ACh
Which NT is released to stimulate the adrenal medulla? Which NTs can the adrenal medulla release into the blood in response?
Stim = ACh Release = NE or E
Describe ACh synthesis:
- Where
- Transporters
- Enzymes
- Choline uptake into cholinergic nerve terminal
- ACoA (made in mitochondria) + choline –> ACh
ChAT enzyme - ACh into vesicles
Which transporter moves choline into the nerve terminal? Which transporter moves ACh into vesicles?
CHT = into term VAT = into vesicle
What process causes exocytosis of ACh vesicles?
Neuron AP
Opens voltage gated Ca2+ channels
↑ [Ca2+] –> vesicle fusion
Which enzyme degrades ACh back into choline & acetate inactivating it?
AChE = acetylcholinesterase
Explain the 5 steps of NE synthesis in the nerve terminal.
- Tyrosine uptake
- Tyrosine –> DOPA
- Tyrosine hydroxylase
- RATE LIM STEP - DOPA –> dopamine
- Dopamine –> vesicles
- Dopamine –> NE
- Dopamine beta hydroxylase
Which transporter moves dopamine into vesicles?
VMAT
How is NE’s action the synapse terminated?
- Diffusion
2. Reuptake into terminal via NET
What enzyme coverts NE –> EPI in the adrenal medulla?
Phenyl-ethanol-amine-N-methyl-transferase
What is the action of cocaine vs amphetamine in the adrenergic nerve terminal?
Cocaine - stop NE reuptake
Amphetamine - increase non-vesicular release of NE (NE that was cytosolic)