PNS Flashcards
Sympathetic/Adrenergic receptors
- A1-adrenergic
- Excitation or stimulation
- Vascular smooth muscle (norepi stimulates a1 > vasoconstriction)
- Sphincter – GI, urinary (flowmax alpha blocker)
- Eyes and hair follicles
- A2-adrenergic activity
- Relaxation or inhibition
- B1- adrenergic
- Increases HR & contractility
- Causes release of renin from kidneys
- B2-adrengeric
- Smooth muscles – relaxes
- GI, respiratory, skeletal muscles, bladder
- B3-adrenergic
- Mediates lipolysis and thermogenesis; is upregulated in cardiovascular disease.
Sympathetic vs parasympathetic
PNS: Autonomic NS (also part of CNS)
- Input from medulla and hypothalamus
- Sympathetic & parasympathetic
Sympathetic (parasympathetic is opposite)
“sympathetic to the stress stimuli” para = opposite
Stimulated
Relaxed
HR, RR, BP
GI/GU, saliva, constipated, defecation
Pupils Dilated
Muscles Contract
I
I
Olfactory
Sensory
smell
II
II
Optic
Sensory
Optic n. Carries impulses for vision
III
III
Oculomotor
Mixed
Midbrain: muscle directs eyeballs, eye lids, iris, & proprioception (penlight > pupils constricts and track objects)
IV
Trochlear
Mixed
Midbrain: proprioception & extraocular m. (Test: follow moving object)
V
Trigeminal
Mixed
Pons: Motor of motor & sensory of face; Sensory of mouth, nose, surface of eye, and dura mater; motor chewing (Test: heat, cold, cotton to eye, jaw strength)
VI
Abducens
Motor
Eyes move laterally
VII
Facial
Mixed
Anterior 2/3 tongue taste, facial symmetry
IX
Glossopharyngeal
mix
Pharynx (throat), salivary glands, posterior tongue (taste buds), pressure sensor of carotid a. (Test: gag & cough reflex)
X
Vagus
Mixed
Medulla: RR, GI, essental functions; Pharynx sensory & motor; parasympathetic motor fibers (Test: gag & cough reflex)