pharmaco - chapter 5 Flashcards
major involuntary, unconscious, autonomic portion of the nervous system
-contrasts in several ways with the somatic nervous system
ANS
– major pathway for information transmission from CNS to the involuntary effector tissues
Motor (efferent) portion of ANS
2 Major Subdivisions of ANS:
- PANS
2. SANS
– semiautonomic part of the ANS located in the GI tract
-consists of myenteric plexus or plexus of Auerbach and the submucous plexus of plexus of Meissner
ENS
SYMPATHETIC (SANS) Preganglionic fibers originate from:
- Thoracic (T1-T12) segments of the cord
* Lumbar (L1-L5) segments of the cord
PARASYMPATHETIC (PANS) Preganglionic motor fibers originate from
- Cranial nerve nuclei III, VII, IX and X
* Sacral segments (S2-S4)
Sympathetic or para
Most of the ganglia are located in 2 paravertebral chains that lie along the spinal cord
SYMPATHETIC
Sympathetic or para
Preganglionic fibers are short and the postganglionic fibers are long
SYMPATHETIC
• Most of the ganglia are located in the organs innervated, most distant from the spinal cord
PARASYMPATHETIC
• Preganglionic fibers are long and the postganglionic fibers are short
PARASYMPATHETIC
- A nerve ending that releases acetylcholine as the primary transmitter
- Also a synapse in which acetylcholine is the primary transmitter
CHOLINERGIC
primary transmitter in all autonomic ganglia and at the synapses between the parasympathetic ganglia and their effector cells
Ach
• All postganglionic parasympathetic fibers are
cholinergic
• A few postganglionic sympathetic fibers are
cholinergic
• All preganglionic fibers are
cholinergic
• Ach Synthesis Enzyme:
choline acetyltransferase
Ach is synthesized from
Acetyl-coA+choline
Rate-limiting step of Ach synthesis:
transport of choline into nerve terminal
• Inhibits transport/synthesis of ACh into the cell
HEMICHOLINIUM
• Inhibits storage of ACh into the vesicle
VESAMICOL
- Inhibits the release of Ach
* Prevents contraction of muscles
BOTULINUM TOXIN
• A nerve ending that releases norepinephrine as the primary transmitter
ADRENERGIC
• Also a synapse in which norepinephrine is the primary transmitter
ADRENERGIC
• Most postganglionic sympathetic fibers are
adrenergic
• Most postganglionic sympathetic fibers are adrenergic except for
sweat glands, thermoregulatory center, arrector pili
- Adrenal cortex and medulla
- Ductless gland that functions as a ganglion
- Postganglionic fibers are cholinergic
ADRENAL GLAND
• Inhibits the synthesis of NE
METYROSINE
- Inhibits the storage of NE
* Anti-hypertensive agent
RESERPINE
- Inhibits release of NE
* Used to lower blood pressure
GUANETHEDINE
- Inhibits metabolism of NE
* Vasoconstriction, higher BP
MAO I
Monoamine oxidase
what is the effect of reserpine to blood pressure
lowers it
what is the effect of guanethedine to blood pressure
lowers it