Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards

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Autonomic Nervous System

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  • Innervates glands, smooth mm, myocardium, and the maintainence homeostatsis (AKA: involunary NS)
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Regulation of ANS

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  • Functions to regulate circulation, respiration, digestion, metabolism, secretion, body temp and reproduction
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ANS divisions

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  • Sympathetic and Parasympathetic
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Sympathetic Division

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  • Fight of Flight response
  • Helps supply blood to the autonomic organs to support precieved stimulus
  • Causes vasoconstriction through norepinephrine causing increased HR and BP to prepare for flight or fight from danger
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Parasympathetic Division

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  • Receives information from cranial nerves to maintain homeostatsis
  • Acetylcholine
    Decrease of cardiac mm and broncoconstriction
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