Topic 19: Nervous System - Autonomic Flashcards
1
Q
What are the effectors of the autonomic system? (3)
A
- smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, glands
2
Q
What are the 2 successive multipolar neurons from CNS to effector?
A
- preganglionic neuron
- post ganglionic neuron
3
Q
What is the preganglionic neuron? (2)
A
- myelinated
- cell body in brain stem or laternal horn of spinal cord
4
Q
What is the postganglionic neuron? (2)
A
- unmyelinated
- cell body in autonomic ganglion (outside CNS)
5
Q
What are the 2 subdivisions of the autonomic system?
A
- sympathetic and parasympathetic
