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X A&P - Chp 9 - nervous system, spinal cord, spinal nerves Flashcards

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Action Potential

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Electric current that spreads along membrane of neuron

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Central NS comprised of

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Brain and spinal cord

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Peripheral NS comprised of

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Cranial and spinal nerves

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Dendrite

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Fiber that carries impulses towards cell body

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Axon

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Fiber that carries impulse away from cell body

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Afferent

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  • Sensory type
  • Carries impulses towards CNS
  • An outside thing Affected me. Afferent
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Efferent

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  • Motor type

- Caries impulses away from CNS to muscle/gland

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Efferent

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  • Motor type
  • Caries impulses away from CNS
  • The message from brain effected the outside
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(Functional divisions)

Somatic nervous system

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  • Voluntary

- Skeletal muscles

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Parts of Autonomic NS

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  • Sympathetic

- Parasympathetic

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Sympathetic

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  • Fight or flight

- originate in spinal cord in thoracic and lumbar region (thoracolumbar)

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Sympathetic

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  • Fight or flight

- originate in spinal cord in thoracic and lumbar region (thoracolumbar)

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Somatic Nervous System

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voluntary, conscious will (Skeletal Muscles)

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Biofeedback

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training to consciously control involuntary functions, i.e. blood pressure, heart rate

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Effector

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Any tissue or organ that carries out a nervous system command (muscles, glands)

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Structural Division of Nervous System

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  • Central Nervous System (Brain, Spinal Cord)

- Peripheral Nervous System (Cranial, Spinal Nerves)

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Nodes

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small spaces on axon between Myelin Sheath

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(Anatomic Division)

Peripheral Nervous System

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  • Somatic (voluntary, conscious will)

- Autonomic aka Visceral Nervous System (involuntary)

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Autonomic Nervous System (visceral nervous system)

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  • Involuntary
  • Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, glands
  • Found in soft body organs, viscera
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Myelinated coated Fibers color

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White, in white matter of of brain and spinal cord

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Structure of Neurons

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  • Dendrites (receptors, conduct impulses TO cell body)

- Axons (conduct impulses AWAY from cell body, to another neuron, muscle, nerve)

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Color of un-myelinated fibers

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grey, grey matter

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Myelin Sheath (see pic)

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  • insulates and protects fiber. Formed by Schwann cells, wrap around axon.
  • When sheath is complete, remaining small spaces remain, Nodes.
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Nerve

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a fiber bundle within the PNS

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interneurons (central and/or association nuerons)

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relay info within CNS

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Myelin Sheath (see pic)

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-insulates and protects fiber. Formed by Schwann cells, wrap around axon.

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Tract

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a fiber bundle within the CNS

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Endoneurium

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coating around an individual nerve fiber

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Perinuerium

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coating around a fascicle

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Fibers contained in a nerve

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sensory, motor or a combo of both

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Epineurium

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coating around the entire nerve

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Sensory neurons (afferent neurons)

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  • conduct impulses TO spinal cord.

- If you touch something it AFFECTS you

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Sensory nerves (afferent)

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cranial nerves containing only sensory fibers sending messages to the brain

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Motor nerves

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cranial nerves conducting messages AWAY from the brain

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Mixed nerves

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most of the cranial nerves and ALL spinal nerves and

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Astrocytes

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stem cells, regeneration of nervous tissue

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Resting State (of nerve impluse)

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inside negaticve, outside positive (polarized)

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motor neurons (efferent neurons)

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-conduct impulses to muscle/glands (effectors). reflex to -withdraw when you are touching something sharp/hot

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Depolarization

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Na+ flows inside and K+ flow out making inside more positive and outside negative

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Repolarization

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returning back to resting state.

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Electric impulse moves _____ over myelinated cells

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Saltatory conduction

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the way current jumps from node to node in myelinated cells

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Presynaptic cell

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axon of a cell

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Astrocytes

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  • stem cells, regeneration of nervous tissue

- form blood brain barrier

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postsynaptic cell

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dendrite of a cell

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Synaptic cleft

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gap that neurotransmitters send messages over

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Enlarged axon ending

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terminal knobs/end bulb

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After neurotransmitter released, may be removed by

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  • Slowly diffuse away
  • destroyed rapidly by enzyme in synaptic cleft
  • re uptake
  • taken by neuroglial cells, astrocytes
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Common Neurotransmitters

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epinephrine (adrenaline)
Norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
Acetylcholine 
Serotonin (brain)
Dopamine  (brain)
GABA (brain)
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Spinal Cord structure (see pic)

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Inner grey matter (dorsal and ventral horns give H shape)

outer white matter

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Grey commissure

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bridge of gray matter that connects the R and L horns

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Central Canal contains

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Cerebro Spinal Fluid - in spinal cord

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Ascending tracts

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impulses transmitted TO brain through white matter

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Descending tracts

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impulses transmitted FROM brain through gray matter to PNS

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How many spinal nerves

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Cauda Equina

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bundle of nerve roots in sacral region meet (horses tail)

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Each nerve connected to spinal cord by

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Dorsal and ventral roots

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ganglion

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any collection of nerve cell bodies located outside the CNS

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Ventral Root

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contains motor fibers that supply muscles and glands
EFFECTORS
located in Ventral horn

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Plexus (see pic)

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-branching network of vessels or nerves

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Cervical Plexus (see pic)

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-supplies motor impluses to
neck muscles.
-receives sensory impulse from neck and back of head
-Phrenic nerve activates diaphragm, in this plexus

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Brachial Plexus (see pic)

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branches to

shoulder, arm, forearm, wrist and hand

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Lumbosacral Plexus

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  • supplies nerves to pelvis and legs
  • Femoral nerve (to thigh)
  • Sciatic nerve (dorsal down butt to thigh, 1” thick then branches to leg and foot)
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Dermatomes (see pic, rainbow man)

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regions supplied by single spinal nerves

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Reflex Arc

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pathway through nervous system from stimulus to response

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Sensory Neuron

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  • cell transmits impulse TO CNS

- enter dorsal horn of SCord gray matter

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CNS

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where impulse coordinated and response organized

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Disorders of Spinal Cord

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Multiple Sclerosis
Amyotrophic Sclerosis
Poliomyelitis

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Disorder of Spinal Nerves

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Neuritis
Sciatica
Herpes Zoster (Shingles)

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Neuropathy

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any disease of the nerve

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Innervate

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nerve tissue going to an area and providing it with nervous signals

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3 types of Nerves

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  • Afferent (sensory neurons message TO CNS)
  • Efferent (motor neurons TO muscles/glands)
  • Mixed
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Hyponatremia

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low sodium

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Hypernatremia

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high sodium

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Hypokalemia

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Hyperkalemia

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Nodes

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spaces on axon between myelin sheath

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lack of Seratonin causes

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  • Depression
  • Seratonin gets reuntaken to be used again
  • Depression meds inhibit axon from reuptaking seratonin so it lingers in the sysnapse to promote feeling of well being
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mono synaptic reflex arc

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body reacts before brain even realizes it

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Meninges of Brain

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  • Pia Mater (closest to brain)
  • dura mater (outermost layer, like canvas
  • Aarachnoid layer (weblike, full of capillaries)
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Folds and Bumps of brain tissie

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Sulci (inner folds)

Gyri (bumps)

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Sympathetic Nervous System

neurotransmitter

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Fight or Flight
Epinephrine/Nor Epinephrine
Adrenaline/Nor Adrenaline

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Autonomic nervous system controlled by

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Hypothalamus

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Medulary Hormones

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Catecholamines (from adrenal medula)

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Sympathetic NS activates

And what neurotransmitter

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Fight or flight

Epinephrine (norepinephrine )

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Depolarization and Re polarization only happen where?

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Nodes of Ranvier

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Parasympathetic NS activate

And neurotransmitter

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Rest & Digest

Acetylcholine

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Cystic Fibrosis

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thick mucous secretions. Very salty

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See chart of sympathetic vs parasympathetic

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See pic of notes

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Multiple Sclerosis

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scar tissue preventing conduction on schwann cells

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Phagocyte Glial Cell

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Neurotransmitter for affectors

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Acetocholine

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Sympathetic Nervous System

  • neurotransmitter
  • receptors
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  • Epi/Nor Epi

- Alpha (mostly on blood vessels) & Beta (mostly on heart)

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Alpha Blocker

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  • blocks effects of epinephrine on blood vessels. stops from constrict blood vessels
  • adrenurgic antagonist
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Beta Blocker

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-blocks effects of Epi on heart.

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Alpha & Beta Adrenergic part of what NS and what neurotransmitter

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  • Sympathetic NS

- Epinepherine

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Cholinergic receptors

-what NS, what neurotransmitter

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  • Parasympathetic NS

- acetocholine

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2 types of Cholinergic receptors

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Moscarinic

Nicotonic

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