Lecture 1: Autonomic Nervous System

Question 1

Peripheral Nervous system

Answer 1

-autonomic
-somatic

Question 2

autonomic nervous system

Answer 2

-REGULATE activity of smooth and cardiac muscle
-autonomic tone
-sympathetic and parasympathetic

Question 3

autonomic tone

Answer 3

-involuntary
-pathways work while we rest

Question 4

somatic nervous system

Answer 4

-control skeletal muscles

Question 5

Sympathetic nervous system

Answer 5

fight or flight

Question 6

parasympathetic

Answer 6

rest and digest

Question 7

ANS pathway

Answer 7

-2 neurons
-preganglionic neron to postganglionic neuron to target cell

Question 8

Preganglionc Neuron

Answer 8

-CNS
-first neuron in ANS signal pathway
-projects to ganglia

Question 9

Postganglionic Neuron

Answer 9

-Peripheral
-projects to target organ

Question 10

Primary transmitter of ALL PREganglionic neurons

Answer 10

acetylcholine

Question 11

transmitter in PSNS POSTganglionic neurons

Answer 11

acetylcholine

Question 12

transmitter in most SNS POSTganglionic neurons

Answer 12

norepinephrine

Question 13

Acetylcholine

Answer 13

-transmitter of PREganglionic neurons and PSNS POSTganglionic neurons
-also in sweat glands

Question 14

Norepinephrine

Answer 14

-transmitter in most SNS POSTganglionic neurons

Question 15

Epinephrine

Answer 15

adrenal medulla

Question 16

dopamine

Answer 16

renal vasculature

Question 17

PARASYMPATHETIC Preganglionic neurons

Answer 17

-long
-synapse with postganglionic neurons near organ
-release ACH to activate nicotinic receptors on postganglionic neurons

Question 18

PARASYMPATHETIC Postganglionic Neurons

Answer 18

-SHORT
-synapse on target organ
-release ACH to activate receptors on target organ

Question 19

SYMPATHETIC Preganglionic neurons

Answer 19

-SHORT
-synapse near spinal cord
-relase ACH to activate nicotinic receptors on postganglionic neurons

Question 20

SYMPATHETIC POSTganglionic neurons

Answer 20

-LONG
-synapse on target organ
-release NOREPINEPHRINE to activate adrenergic receptors on target organs

Question 21

Sweat gland postganglionic neurons

Answer 21

-release NOREPINEPHRINE for stress related release
-release ACH for THERMOREGULATION release

Question 22

Adrenal Gland preganglionic neurons

Answer 22

-sympathetic
-do not synapse in ganglion
-synapse right on adrenal gland
-release ACH
-release EPINEPHRINE to circulation

Question 23

Kidney

Answer 23

also affected by dopamine

Question 24

exceptions to SNS ganglia

Answer 24

-sweat gland
-adrenal gland
-kidney

Question 25

Neuron types

Answer 25

-cholinergic
-adrenergic

Question 26

cholinergic neurons

Answer 26

-PARASYMPATHETIC
-ACH, muscarine, nicotine

Question 27

adrenergic neurons

Answer 27

-norepinephrine
-epinephrine

Question 28

Receptor agonists

Answer 28

-drug mimics neurotransmitters
-ACTIVATE

Question 29

Drug mimics Acetylcholine

Answer 29

-cholinergic
-muscarinic AGONIST
-parasympathomimetic

Question 29

Drug blocks acetylcholine

Answer 29

-ANTIcholinergic
-muscarinic ANTAgonist
-parasympathoLYTIC

Question 29

receptor antagonists

Answer 29

-BLOCK neurotransmitters

Question 30

drug mimics norepinephrine

Answer 30

-adrenergic
-adrenergic agonist
-sympathomimetic

Question 31

drug blocks norepinephrine

Answer 31

-antiadrenergic
-adrenertic antagonist
-sympatholytic