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Somatic Autonomic Motor Flashcards

1
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Major anatomical components of NS:

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  • CNS

- PNS

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CNS is made of:

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  • spinal cord

- brain

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PNS is made of:

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  • all nerves that enter and exit from CNS
  • 12 pairs of cranial nerves
  • 31 pairs of spinal nerves
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3 major physiological divisions of NS:

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  • sensory
  • integrative
  • motor
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Sensory division:

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handles input portions of PNS and CNS

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Sensory division detects:

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environmental changes (internal and external)

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Components that make up sensory division:

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  • sensory organs
  • thalamus
  • sensory cortices
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Integrative division:

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  • CNS

- processes and stores sensory info

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Motor division:

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handles output from CNS and PNS

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Motor division generates…

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movements and glandular secretions

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Components that make up the motor division:

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  • brainstem
  • cerebellum
  • motor cortex
  • basal ganglia
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PNS is made up of…

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bundles of nerve fibers (ganglia)

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13
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Paired spinal nerves in PNS attach to ____ by ____

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spinal cord by roots

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Types of roots:

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  • dorsal

- ventral

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Dorsal root is where…

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sensory axons enter CNS

- also has dorsal root ganglion

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Dorsal root ganglion:

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enlargement containing primary sensory nerve cell bodies

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17
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Ventral root is where…

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motor axons exit CNS

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18
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PNS have _____ nerve fibers that are…

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myelinated, insulated by Schwann cells

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19
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PNS is divided into two portions:

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  • somatic

- autonomic

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Somatic motor division:

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  • somatic sensory nerves from somatosensory organs

- somatic motor nerves that go to skeletal muscles

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Somatosensory organs have…

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sensory receptors in body surfaces (skin, skeletal muscle, joints)

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22
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Somatic motor unit is made up of…

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alpha motor neuron and all myofibers (skeletal muscle cells) it innervates

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23
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Somatic motor unit is under _______ control

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voluntary (conscious)

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24
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Somatic motor units:

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  • cholinergic transmission: release ACh at axon terminals
  • nicotinic receptors coupled w/ Na+ ion channel
  • no antagonistic innervation
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Autonomic motor division is made of…

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  • visceral sensory nerves (from organs)
  • visceral motor nerves (to organs)
  • visceral reflexes
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26
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Visceral sensory nerves have diffuse…

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distribution of receptors

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27
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Somatic motor nuclei are found in the…

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ventral horn

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28
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Visceral sensory nerves have peripheral nerves that enter the…

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dorsal horn

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29
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Autonomic efferent nuclei are found in the…

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lateral horn

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30
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Visceral pain often shares…

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input pathways w/ somatic division

  • aka referred pain
  • part of visceral sensory nerves
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31
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Visceral motor nerves go to organs such as…

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  • smooth muscle
  • cardiac muscle
  • glands
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32
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Visceral motor nerves are under…

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involuntary (unconscious) control

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33
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Visceral motor nerves have a ______ motor unit

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autonomic

  • 2 motor neurons (pre and post ganglionic neurons)
  • ganglion
  • effector tissue
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34
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Visceral reflexes can be mediated at the level of…

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  • autonomic ganglion
  • spinal cord
  • brain stem
  • hypothalamus
35
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Two subdivisions of ANS motor neurons:

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  • sympathetic NS (SNS)

- parasympathetic NS (ParaSNS)

36
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Sympathetic NS have effectors that…

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prepare body for stress responses

37
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Parasympathetic NS have effectors that…

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help maintain homeostasis of daily routines

38
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Neurons that leave the ANS have a connecting synapse at a…

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ganglion before reaching the target organ

39
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Neuron leaving the CNS is the…

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preganglionic neuron

40
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Cell body of preganglionic neuron is located in…

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intermediolateral gray of spinal cord (aka lateral horn)

41
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Preganglionic neuron leaves by…

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ventral root

42
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Axons in the preganglionic neuron are made of…

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type A beta fibers

43
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T/F: preganglionic neurons are cholinergic

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T, they release ACh at axon terminals

44
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Preganglionic neurons synapse at…

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autonomic ganglion w/ postganglionic neuron in PNS

45
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Autonomic ganglion is the place where…

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the synapse occurs between postganglionic and preganglionic neuron
- gray matter outside the CNS

46
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Autonomic ganglion has…

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  • axonal ends of preganglionic neuron
  • dendrites and cell bodies of postganglionic neuron
  • some interneurons
  • support cells
47
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Postganglionic neuron leaves the…

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ganglion and travels to effector organs

48
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Postganglionic neuron has a receptive membrane that has receptors for…

49
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Postganglionic neuron are primarily _____ receptors

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nicotinic

- coupled to LGC Na+

50
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Axons of postganglionic neuron are made of…

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type C fibers

51
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Neurotransmitters released at axon terminals at postganglionic neurons depend on…

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which division was activated

52
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The two major divisions of ANS differ according to…

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  • origin
  • location of ganglia
  • neurotransmitter release
  • distribution and action on effector tissue
53
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SNS has ____ nerves that originate in the _____

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efferent, thoracolumbar origins (T1-L2)

54
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SNS is strongly activated during…

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emergency/stress situations

- prepares for “fight or flight”

55
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Ganglia of the SNS is located…

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very closely to spinal cord

56
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SNS has _____ preganglionic neurons and _____ postganglionic neurons

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short, long

57
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The SNS has short preganglionic neurons b/c of…

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the location of ganglia

58
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Postganglionic neurons in SNS are…

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adrenergic

- releases 80% norepi and 20% epi

59
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Axon terminals of postganglionic in SNS are…

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modified to series of bulbous enlargements (varicosities)

60
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Neurotransmitters from postganglionic neurons in the SNS are…

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diffusely released

61
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Axon terminals of postganglionic in the in SNS contain _____ receptors

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alpha 2 (autoreceptors)

62
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Axon terminal pumps in the postganglionic neurons of SNS are…

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very active and reuptake 50-80% of intact neurotransmitters

63
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Effector tissue for SNS:

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  • smooth muscle
  • cardiac muscle
  • glands
64
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Effector tissue for SNS contains…

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alpha and beta receptors

65
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Effector tissue for SNS act via…

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G-protein mediated effects

66
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Norepi prefers…

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alpha receptors

67
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Epi prefers…

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beta receptors

68
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Response of effector tissues in the SNS depends on…

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  • # and type of receptors

- coupling mechanism of effector cells

69
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Adrenal medulla:

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large SNS ganglia

70
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Adrenal medulla provides…

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longer duration of action by release of epi into blood

71
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Adrenal medulla makes ____ epi and ____ norepi

72
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Actions of epi in SNS:

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  • cardiostimulation
  • weak vasoconstriction
  • metabolic effects
73
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ParaSNS has efferent nerves that originate from…

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craniosacral origins

  • cranial nerves 3, 5, 9 and 10
  • sacral segments S1-S4
74
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75% of the efferent nerves in the paraSNS are supplied by…

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the vagus nerve (cranial nerve 10)

- supplies viscera of thorax and abdomen

75
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Ganglia for paraSNS are located in…

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wall or organ being supplied

76
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ParaSNS have ____ preganglionic neurons

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long b/c of distal location of ganglia

77
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ParaSNS have _____ postganglionic neurons

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short cholinergic

- releases ACh at axon terminals

78
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Effector tissues of paraSNS:

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  • smooth muscle
  • cardiac muscle
  • glands
  • same as SNS
79
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Effector tissues of paraSNS contains ____ receptors

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muscarinic

80
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Effector tissues of paraSNS act via…

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G-protein mediated effects

81
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Effector tissues of paraSNS will have _______ responses due to ______

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short lasting, high tissue levels of acetlycholinesterase

82
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Effector tissues of paraSNS are in organs w/…

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dual innervation

83
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Effector tissues of paraSNS generally _____ effects of SNS

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counteracts

84
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Drugs that affect ANS can act at…

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  • SNS or paraSNS ganglia
  • postganglionic neuronal endings
  • effector tissue

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