Module 3: The Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards
Where is glucose stored?
Liver
which nervous system does the ANS belong in?
PNS
what does the ANS control?
- visceral motor nerve fibers
e.g. smooth muscle, organs and glands
what are the 2 branches of the ANS?
- sympathetic
- parasympathetic
what is the purpose of the ANS?
to keep the body functioning in a healthy range (homeostasis)
what is the 5 step process of the ANS?
- stimulus: hot day
- receptor: detects heat
- input: sends to brain
- output: brain increases sweatign to cool body
- response: sweating cools body, back to homeostasis
what is the sympathetic division in charge of?
fight or flight: mobilises body to action
what is the sympathetic division activated by?
excercise, excitement, anxiety, fear, embarrassment, etc.
what as the effects of the sympathetic division being activated?
adrenaline release, heart rate increase, dry mouth, cold sweats, dialated pupils
how does the sympathetic division effect your body during excercise?
diverts blood away from gut and kidneys to skeleteal muscles an heart, dialates branchioles for more breathing, liver releases glucose for energy
What is the parasympathetic division in charge of?
keeps body energy low as possible
what is the effect of the parasympathetic division being activated?
urination, defecation, digestion, pupil constriction, reduced heart rate, reduced respiratory rate, glucose stored
what activates the parasympathetic division?
pleasure and relaxation
what is the anatomy of the neurons for the ANS?
2 neurons, pre and post ganglionic.
Preganglionic fiber is in the CNS and synapses with the post ganglionic fiber in the PNS
postganglionic axon travels to effector organ
what is the exception to the rule for 2 neurons in the ANS?
when the sympathetic division is innervating the adrenal medulla (gland on top of kidney) only 1 neuron and causes a release of adrenaline or noradrenaline