TEST 3 - ANS/ADRENAL MEDULLA Flashcards
Innervates tissues/organs NOT usually under voluntary control
Autonomic nervous system
What tissues/organs are innervated by the ANS?
Cardiac muscle Electrical fibers of heart Smooth muscle of blood vessels, ducts, urinary bladder, uterus, etc. Glands Visceral (GI) muscle
Where do the nerve cell bodies for somatic motor pathways start?
Anterior horn of the gray matter
From the spinal cord to the muscle, how many neurons in sequence in a somatic motor pathway?
ONE
How many neurons in sequence for an autonomic pathway? What are they called?
2 neurons
Preganglionic neuron
Postganglionic neuron
Where are the nerve cell bodies located for autonomic pathways?
Lateral horns of the gray matter (T1-L2; S2-S4)
Preganglionic neuron originates in the ______ horn of the gray matter and exits through the ______ horn of the gray matter.
LATERAL HORN
EXITS ANTERIOR HORN
Preganglionic neuron synapses with postganglionic neuron here
Autonomic ganglia/ganglion
PRE/POST ganglionic neuron synapses with target tissue
Postganglionic
2 divisions of the ANS
Sympathetic NS
Parasympathetic NS
Another name for sympathetic NS
Thoracolumbar division
Preganglionic neurons for this division of the ANS originate in the lateral horns of the gray matter at spinal segments T1-L2
Sympathetic NS
Another name for parasympathetic NS
Craniosacral Division
Where do preganglionic neurons originate for the PNS ?
In the brain stem (CN III, VII, IX, and X)
Lateral horns of the gray matter at spinal segments S2-S4
ALL preganglionic fibers in the ANS are MYELINATED. TRUE/FALSE?
TRUE
All preganglionic myelinated fibers are type ___ fibers
Type B
ALL postganglionic fibers of the ANS are MYELINATED TYPE B FIBERS.
TRUE/FALSE?
FALSE
Postganglionic fibers are UNMYELINATED TYPE C fibers
These lay on either side of the SC and anteriorly to the SC; associated with SNS.
Sympathetic chain ganglia on either side of the SC
Collateral ganglia, lays anterior to SC
In the upper thoracic region preganglionic neurons of the SNS synapse with postganglionic neurons where?
Sympathetic chain ganglia
After ~ T ____, preganglionic neurons of the SNS pass through the sympathetic chain ganglia and synapse with postganglionic neurons in the collateral ganglia
~T5
Preganglionic fibers of the SNS tend to be SHORT/LONG fibers, postganglionic fibers tend to be SHORT/LONG.
Pre = SHORT Post = LONG
Ganglia specific for PNS
TERMINAL ganglia
Why are PNS terminal ganglia called ‘terminal’?
Lies right next to tissue being innervated, sometimes even in the wall of the tissue
In the PNS, preganglionic fibers tend to be LONG, and postganglionic fibers tend to be SHORT.
TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
MOST organs are innervated by PNS, but only select few are innervated by SNS. TRUE/FALSE
FALSE
ALL organs are innervated by BOTH the PNS/SNS
Usually either the PNS or SNS is predominating, but this does not mean the other is absent. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
In a TYPICAL SYMPATHETIC pathway, preganglionic myelinated fiber exits SC (T1-L2), synapses with postganglionic fiber at sympathetic autonomic ganglia and (NT) _____________ is released and binds to ____________ receptors on the postganglionic _________.
Ach is released
Binds with Nicotinic type II receptors
On the postganglionic Dendrite
In a TYPICAL sympathetic pathway, after postganglionic neuron synapses with target tissue, what NT is released and what type of receptors does is bind to to elicit physiologic response?
NE released
Binds with adrenergic receptors (alpha/beta)
The TYPICAL sympathetic pathway is described as a sympathetic ____________ response, the ATYPICAL sympathetic pathway is described as a __________ pathway
Typical = adrenergic response
Atypical = CHOLINERGIC response
What are the 2 sympathetic cholinergic responses that follow an atypical sympathetic pathway?
Thermoregulatory sweat glands
Pyeloerector muscles (goosebumps)
In an ATYPICAL sympathetic cholinergic pathway, sequence is the same, except, the postganglionic neuron synapses with target tissue and releases (Nt) ___________ and the target cell receptors are _________.
Releases ACH
Target cell receptors are MUSCARINIC
ALL parasympathetic pathways follow the same sequence, NO deviations. TRUE/FALSE
TRUE
At ALL preganglionic/postganglionic synapses, the NT is ________ and the receptors are )_________.
Nt ACH
Receptors: Nicotinic type II
What is a good example of an autonomic reflex; sensory input, autonomic output.
Baroreceptor Reflex
Where are the baroreceptors located?
Internal carotids and aortic arch
CN _____ is associated with internal carotid baroreceptors.
CN IX
CN X is associated with baroreceptors located where?
Aortic arch
What excites baroreceptors?
Increased BP
Increased BP increases tx of impulses through CN IX and X, these two pathways join to form _________, and terminate in ____________ in the medulla.
Tractus solitarius
Nucleus solitarius
When nucleus solitarius is excited, its excites ___________ receptors.
Central alpha II receptors
The end result of the baroreceptor reflex allows the PNS/SNS to predominate.
PNS
What is an example of an alpha II drug we might give that would slow the HR?
Precedex
Decreased HR, decreased strength of contraction, decreased stroke volume, blood vessel dilation, decreased preload all lead to decreased _______ in the PNS dominance from the baroreceptor reflex.
Decreased BP
When BP is low, there is less excitation of baroreceptors, less impulses through CN IX/X, nucleus solitarius and central alpha II are NOT excited, and this allows for PNS to predominate. TRUE/FALSE.
FALSE
Allows for SNS to predominate!!
PNS/SNS primarily innervated the SA node.
PNS
Decreased strength of contraction in the baroreceptor reflex is primarily due to what?
Lack of sympathetic innervation.
SA node, AV node, and ventricular contractile fibers are all innervated SYMPATHETICALLY.
TRUE/FALSE
TRUE.
We are unable to control/impact autonomic outflow. TRUE/FALSE.
FALSE
We can impact autonomic outflow with higher brain centers, cerebrum, and limbic system.