PNS + SNS Flashcards
“Rest + Digest” Nervous System
Parasympathetic NS
“Fight + Flight” Nervous System
Sympathetic NS
SNS: Eye
Lifts eyelid
Dilates pupil
PNS: Eye
Constricts ciliary muscles (lens)
Constricts pupil
Accommodation
SNS: Salivary Glands
INHIBITS secretions
IP3 + DAG-mediated 2ndary messengers
PNS: Salivary Glands
INCREASED secretions
cAMP-mediated 2ndary messengers
SNS: Lungs
DILATES airways
PNS: Lungs
CONSTRICTS airways
CN X
SNS: Heart
INCREASE HR and contractile force
Increased CO
PNS: Heart
DECREASE HR and contractile force
Lowered CO
CN X
SNS: Stomach
DECREASE acid secretions
DECREASE peristalsis/motility
INCREASE sphincter tone
Celiac ganglion
PNS: Stomach
INCREASE acid secretion
INCREASE peristalsis/motility
DECREASE sphincter tone
CN X
SNS: Sweat Glands
Sweating STIMULATION
PNS: Sweat Glands
N/A
SNS: Urinary Bladder
Relax