Lecture 8 Flashcards
autonomic nervous system is stimulated by centers located in the _____,_____,______, and ________
spinal cord
brainstem
hypothalamus
portions of the cerebral cortex
the autonomic nervous system often operates by means of ______, which involves ________
visceral reflexes
subconscious sensory signals from visceral organs
in the autonomic nervous system, these visceral reflex loops can return an ______reflex motor response back to the visceral organ to control _____
involuntary
its activity
two major subdivisions of autonomic nervous system
sympathetic NS
parasympathetic NS
most organs receive intervention from _____NS
both sympathetic and parasympathetic
the autonomic NS receives input from the brainstem. this input including _____________________.
brainstem
-arterial pressure
-heart rate
-respiratory rate
the ______ and _____ also play a large role in regulating the activity of the autonomic NS
hypothalamus
cerebral cortex
parasympathetic located in the ______ and sympathetic in the _______
anterior of hypothalamus
posterior of hypothalamus
skeletal muscle stimulation requires _____ impulses per second to fire a muscle.
in contrast, the ANS only requires ___ impulses every ______.
Full activation of either Sympathetic or parasympathetic require _____ per second
50-500
1 every few seconds
10-20
autonomic tone
not a lot of impulses needed to activate
the sympathetic nervous system has the capability to simultaneously ______
dilate some arterioles and constrict others
what are some important nerves in the ANS
the vagus nerve (cranial nerve X)
role of the vagus nerve
important parasympathetic ton activity : GI peristalsis
cutting almost any sympathetic nerve to a specific organ will often result in significant ______ in less than ______ to that organ. this is how we know ____ muscle has some ability to control itself
vasodilation
less than a minute
smooth muscle
what is secreted into the bloodstream at all times to provide a baseline tone?
- epinephrine (0.2 mcg/kg/min)
- norepinephrine (0.05 mcg/kg/min)
what makes and secretes epinephrine and norepinephrine?
adrenal medulla
- adrenal gland is on top of kidneys
the baseline tone allows ______ to remain at normal levels even without direct ________ nerve activity
blood pressure
sympathetic
sensitivity to norepinephrine and ________ is unregulated after a ______ event, or trauma, causing super sensitivity. the response of _____ is magnified
acetylcholine
denervation
vasoconstriction
Within _______ seconds, HR can be doubled by the ANS
Within _______ seconds, Arterial Pressure can be doubled, or it can be lowered enough to cause ______
Sweating can begin within seconds
3-5 seconds
10-15 seconds
syncope
Stretch sensors in the bladder causes signals to be sent to the __________, which causes the bladder to contract, and the __________ to relax
Voluntary control may need to be exerted to prevent this.
sacral spinal cord
urinary sphincters
________ can send signals up, down, or out to the organs. to is located ______. this involves _____ synapse
sympathetic trunk ganglia
slightly in front of spinal cord on the sides
chemical
sympathetic NS’s general peripheral organization contains ___________ sympathetic ganglia that are interconnected with spinal nerves on each Side of the cord (bilateral)
2 paravertebral chains of ganglia
each paravertebral ganglia consist of _ ________
3 prevertebral ganglia
the 3 prevertebral ganglia lie ____ to the vertebral column and close to __________
anterior
large abdominal arteries
what are the 3 prevertebral ganglia
celiac
superior mesenteric
inferior mesenteric
the ________ axons leave the ______ ganglia to travel to the visceral organ
prostganglionic axon
prevertebral
the sympathetic NS is a _____ neuron system, which include _____ and ______
two
- preganglionic
-postganglionic
the preganglionic nerve are ____ that pass through the _____ root of the cord to the corresponding spinal nerve.
Enter the sympathetic trunk by way of _________.
fibers
anterior
white ramus communicans
what is the white ramus communicans
axons entering the sympathetic trunk in one of these three routes
- synapse with postganglionic sympathetic neurons in the ganglion at the level it enters
- pass upward or downward in the chain and synapse with ganglia at those levels
- pass through the sympathetic chain and synapse in prevertebral ganglia, or postganglionic cell bodies in the adrenal medulla (leave the ganglia)
the postganglionic neuron in sympathetic NS are located where?
cell bodies are either located in sympathetic chain, prevertebral ganglia, or in the wall of the adrenal medulla
Path of postganglionic neurons?
some fibers pass back into the spinal nerves through the gray humus communicans to supply smooth muscle in blood vessels, sweat glands, and erector pills muscles of the hairs
blood vessels are_______
vasomotor