The Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards
What type of neurons does the ANS have?
motor neurons
Comment on origin of fibers, length of ganglia fibers, & location of ganglia in the parasympathetic and sympathertic system
Parasympathetic
- Brain & S2-4
- Long pre-ganglia fibres, short post-ganglia fibres
- Go to the brain, & in visceral effector organs
Sympathetic
- T1-L2
- Short pre-ganglia fibres, long post-ganglia fibres
- Close to spinal cord
What is the ganglia location of the oculo-motor and effector organ ?
Location: Ciliary ganglion
Effector organ: Eye (constrict pupils)
What is the ganglia location of the Facial CN and effector organ ?
Location:
- Pterygopalatine ganglion
- Submandibular ganglion
Effector organs:
- Nasal, palatine & lacrimal glands, snot
- Salivary glands
What is the ganglia location of the Glosso-pharyngeal and effector organ ?
Location:
Otic ganglion
Effector:
- Parotid salivary glands
What is the ganglia location of the Vagus CN and effector organ ?
Location: Intramural ganglion S2-S4
Effector organs:
- Most visceral organs (intestines, bladder, genitals
What do the sympathetic neurons produce (which horns)?
Where is it strictly located?
Produce lateral horns
Only available at T1-L2
What type of rami do preganglionic fibers in the sympathetic nervous system pass through ? where does it want to enter?
Pass through: white rami communicantes
To enter to: sympathetic trunk ganglia
Upon entering a sympathetic trunk ganglion what are 3 things that a preganglionic fibre may do?
- Synapse at the same level
- Synapse at a higher or lower level
- Synapse in a distant collateral ganglion anterior to vertebral column
Explain the steps in “synapse at the same level” in SNS
- Start at lateral horn & exit through ventral root
- Continue to ventral ramus and goes to WHITE ramus communicans
- Synapse at SAME LEVEL it ENTERS in the sympathetic trunk ganglion
- exit through GRAY ramus communicans to effector
Explain the steps in “synapse at a higher or lower level” in SNS
- Start at lateral horn & exit through ventral root
- Continue to ventral ramus and goes to WHITE ramus communicans
- Goes up the sympathetic trunk ganglion and Synapses at the SAME LEVEL IT EXITS
- exit through GRAY ramus communicans to effector
Explain the steps in “synapse in a distant collateral ganglion anterior to vertebral column” in SNS
- Start at lateral horn & exit through ventral root
- Continue to ventral ramus and goes to WHITE ramus communicans
- Continues past sympathetic trunk ganglion and synapses at a distant collateral ganglion
- exit through collateral ganglion to target organ in abdomen
Where do the SNS pathways to head synapse at? Which pathway does it follow?
What do these fibres do?
Superior cervical ganglion; synapse at higher/lower level pathway
These fibres:
- innervate skin & blood vessels of head
- Stimulate dilator muscles of iris
- Inhibit nasal & salivary glands
Where do the SNS pathways to Thorax synapse at?
What do these fibers innervate?
Cervical trunk ganglia
Innervate:
- Heart (via cardiac plexus) & lungs (via pulmonary plexus)
- Thyroid gland
- Majority of skin
Where do the SNS pathways to abdomen synapse at? Which pathway does it follow?
Which ganglia’s contribute to plexuses in this pathway?
Collateral ganglion; “Synapse in a distant collateral ganglion anterior to vertebral column” pathway
Celiac ganglion
Superior mesenteric ganglia
Inferior mesenteric ganglia