Pharmacology - Intro to ANS Drugs (Exam 2) Flashcards
What makes up the ANS
sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems
CNS =
brain + spinal cord
Somatic nervous system is for ________ movements while the ANS is for _________ movements
voluntary (skeletal muscle); involuntary
Origin of somatic nervous system
all levels of the brain and spinal cord
Origin of ANS - sympathetic
thoracic and lumbar level of spinal cord
Origin of ANS - parasympathetic
brain (cranial nerve nuclei) and sacral spinal cord
Describe length of preganglionic and postganglionic fibers of SNS
Short preganglionic
Long postganglionic
Describe length of preganglionic and postganglionic fibers of PNS
Long preganglionic
Short postganglionic
Preganlionic fibers of SNS synapse on 3 different ganglia. Name them
1) paravertebral
2) prevertebral
3) terminal
What are the paravertebral ganglion of the SNS? What are their targets?
Superior cervical ganglion (head and neck)
Superior, middle, and inferior ganglia (heart)
What are the prevertebral ganglion of the SNS? What are their targets?
Celiac
Superior mesenteric
Inferior mesenteric
(stomach, small intestine, colon)
What is the target of the terminal ganglion of the SNS?
Bladder
Rectum
Preganglionic fibers of the PNS arise from which cranial nerve nuclei?
CN III, VII, IX, and X
Preganglionic fibers of the PNS arise from which region of the spinal cord?
Sacral region
CN III has which ganglion? Where is it located?
Ciliary ganglion: in the orbit
CN VII has which ganglia? Where are they located?
Submandibular and sublingual ganglion: in submandibular and sublingual glands
Pterygopalatine ganglion: in lacrimal gland and mucus-secreting glands
CN IX has which ganglion? Where is it located?
Otic ganglion: parotid gland
Where are ganglia of CN X located?
Heart
Viscera of thorax and abdomen
What do neurons from sacral segments form?
Pelvic nerves
What ganglia do pelvic nerves synapse in? Where are these ganglia located?
Terminal ganglia: uterus, bladder, rectum, sex organs
Which system is “fight or flight” - a protecting mechanism to help cope with stress or get away from it?
Sympathetic nervous system
Which system is involved with E activities? Name these activities
Sympathetic nervous system
Exercise
Excitement
Emergency
Embarassment
What symptoms are illustrated by a person who is threatened (sympathetic nervous system - fight or flight)?
Heart rate increases
Breathing rate increases
Skin is cold/sweaty
Pupils dilate
Which system is “rest and digest” - to maintain essential body functions, digestive processes, and elimination of wastes?
Parasympathetic nervous system
Which system is involved with D activities? Name these activities
Parasympathetic nervous system
Digestion
Defecation
Diuresis
What symptoms are illustrated by a person who relaxes after a meal (parasympathetic - rest and digest)?
Heart rate decreases
Breathing rate decreases
Skin is warm
Pupils constrict
GI activity increases
Sympathetic output is _______
Diffuse
Each sympathetic preganglionic fiber branches to make synapses with many ganglionic neurons
Divergence
Each ganglion cell may receive several preganglionic fibers
Convergence
Sympathetic preganglionic fibers can give rise to ___________ fibers, innervating more than one ________ distributed in many parts of the body
postganglionic; organ
T/F: the SNS functions as a unit
True
Parasympathetic output is _________
Discrete
Parasympathetic postganglionic neurons are not __________. They are directed to a _________ organ
branched; specific
Discrete parasympathetic fibers are activated __________, and the system functions to affect _______ ______
separately; specific organs
The parasympathetic nervous system is organized for ________ and ______ activities
discrete; localized
T/F: most visceral organs are innervated by only the parasympathetic nervous system
False! They are innervated by both SNS and PNS
We can describe the relationship between parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems as?
dynamic antagonisms
(precisely controls visceral activity)
Sympathetic fibers __________ heart and respiratory rates, and __________ digestion and elimination
increase; inhibit
Parasympathetic fibers __________ heart and respiratory rates, and __________ digestion and elimination
decrease; increase
Put the steps of synaptic transmission in the correct order
1. fusion of vesicles containing neurotransmitters with membrane and release of neurotransmitter into synaptic cleft
2. AP is generated causing depolarization.
3. Ca2+ enters the cell
4. Transmitters diffuse across cleft and bind to receptors on postsynaptic membrane to induce a response in postsynaptic neuron.
2, 3, 1, 4
Which neurotransmitters are released from sympathetic and parasympathetic preganglionic fibers?
Achetylcholine (ACh) for both
What does ACh from sympathetic and parasympathetic preganglionic fibers bind to?
Nicotinic receptors
Which neurotransmitters are released from sympathetic and parasympathetic postganglionic fibers?
Sympathetic: NE
Parasympathetic: ACh
What does NE from sympathetic postganglionic fibers bind to?
Adrenergic receptors
What does NE from parasympathetic postganglionic fibers bind to?
Muscarinic receptors
What are 4 parts of adrenergic neurotransmission?
Catecholamine synthesis
Adrenergic transmission
Adrenergic receptors
Catecholamine fate