Lecture 10 - Intro to ANS Flashcards
Describe the ANS.
Unconscious control
Visceral functions
Describe the somatic nervous system.
Conscious control
Movement, posture
What are all pre-synaptic terminals composed of? (receptor, NT)
ACh to Nicotinic
What are all PNS synapses composed of? (receptor, NT)
ACh to Muscarinic
What are all NMJ’s composed of? (receptor, NT)
ACh to Nicotinic
What are three types of SNS receptors?
M + A/B + D
Where are SNS M found? What stimulates them?
Sweat glands, ACh
Where are SNS A/B receptors found? What stimulates them?
Cardiac + Smooth Muscle
Gland cells + Nerve terminals
NE
Where are SNS D receptors found? What stimulates them?
Dopamine
Renal vascular SM
Where do PNS preganglionic fibers originate?
Midbrain + Medulla Oblongata + Sacral area
Are preganglionic fibers of PNS short or long?
Long
Where do preganglionic fibers from SNS synapse?
Paravertrbral chains
Where do SNS preganglionic fibers originate?
Thoracic + Lumbar
What is special about the SNS in regards to having the paravertberal chain?
Can coordinate reactions
What does SNS NE act on?
Alpha + Beta1 receptors
What does the epinephrine from adrenal medulla act on receptor wise?
Alpha + Beta
List all the places (we need to know) that ACh is released from.
Pre-ganglionic fibers Post-ganglionic PNS SNS to sweat glands Adrenal medulla innervation NMJ
List all the places (we need to know) that NE is released.
Most port-ganglionic SNS
Adrenal medulla
What is acetylcholine made from?
Choline + Acetyl CoA
What enzyme makes ACh?
ChAT
Describe how cholinergic transmission occurs.
Choline enters cell via CHT (w/ Na) ChAT makes ACh VAT takes in ACh into vesicle Stimulus occurs - vesicle is released ACh broken down via AChE Choline take back up into nerve terminal
Describe how adrenergic transmission occurs.
Tyrosine enters cell (w/ Na) Tyrosine hydroxylase makes L-DOPA L-DOPA becomes Dopamine VMAT take dopamine into the vesicle Dopamine becomes NE Stimulus causes NE release NE taken back into cell via NET
What drug inhibits Tyrosine hydroxylase?
Metyrosine
What drug depletes NE from vesicle?
Reserpine