A&P CHAPTER 14: AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM Flashcards

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AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IS PART OF WHICH NERVOUS SYSTEM

A

PERIPHERAL

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AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM IS ALSO KNOWN AS:

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INVOLUNTARY SYSTEM

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HOW ARE ANS NEURONS DIFFERENT FROM MOTOR NEURONS

A

THEY ARE MOTOR NEURONS WITH

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GANGLIONIC NEURON

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PREGANGLIONIC AXON LEAVES CNS TO SYNAPSE WITH SECOND MOTOR NEURON’S POSTGANGLIONIC AXON

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WHERE DOES THE PREGANGLIONIC AXON COME FROM

A

THE CNS

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WHERE THE POSTGANGLIONIC AXON EXTEND TO

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EFFECTOR ORGAN

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PRE AND POST-GANGLIONIC AXONS

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PRE IS LIGHTLY MYELINATED
POST ARE UNMYELINATED

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WHAT IS AUTONOMIC TONE

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AUTONOMIC MOTOR NEURONS HAVING A RESTING LEVEL OF SPONTANEOUS ACTIVITY EVEN WITHOUT STIMULI

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WHAT ARE AUTONOMIC GANGLIA

A

MOTOR GANGLIA AND CONTAIN CELL BODIES OF MOTOR NEURONS

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IS AUTONOMIC SYSTEM CONDUCTION SLOWER OR FASTER THAN SOMATIC MOTOR SYSTEM

A

SLOWER

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MAJOR NEUROTRANSMITTERS OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

A

ACETYLCHOLINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE

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HOW IS ACETYLCHOLINE REMOVED FROM A SYNAPSE?

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DECOMPOSED BY ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE

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HOW IS NOREPINEPHRINE REMOVED FROM A SYNAPSE?

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INACTIVATED BY MONOAMINE OXIDASE AND THEN ACTIVE TRANSPORTED BACK TO NERVE ENDINGS

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14
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SYMPATHIC FIBERS HAVE ___ PREGANGLIONIC FIBERS AND ____ POSTGANGLIONIC FIBERS

PARASYMPATHETIC FIBERS HAVE ___ PREGANGLIONIC FIBERS AND ____ POSTGANGLIONIC FIBERS

A

SHORT, LONG

LONG, SHORT

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PARASYMPATHETIC IS THE “____”

A

REST AND DIGEST

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WHAT IS SYMPATHETIC ACTIVATION

A

ENTIRE SYMPATHETIC DICVISION RESPONDS TO A CRISIS
ALERTNESS, ENERGIZED
BP, HR, RR INCREASE, PUPILS DILATE

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PARASYMPATHETIC ACTIVATION

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CONSTRICTED PUPILS, INCREASED SECRETIONS, INCREASED NUTRIENT ABSORPTION, CHANGES IN BLOOD FLOW

18
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WHAT IS DUAL INNERVATION

A

TWO DIVISIONS (PARASYMPATHETIC AND SYMPATHETIC) COUNTERBALANCE THE EFFECTS OF EACH OTHER

19
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WHAT SI THE ENTERIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

A

IN DIGESTIVE TRACT AND REACTS TO BOTH SYMPATHETIC AND PARASYMPATHETIC DIVISIONS

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SYMPATHETIC SYSTEM IS THE “_____”

A

FIGHT OR FLIGHT

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WHAT NERVES MAKE UP 80-90% OF THE PARASYMPATHIC FIBERS IN BODY

22
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LOCATION OF GANGLIA IN SYMPATHETIC VS PARASYMPATHIC

A

SYMPATHETIC: CNS
PARASYMPATHETIC: VISCERAL ORGANS

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WHAT DOES THE SYMPATHETIC VS THE PARASYMPATHETIC SYSTEM RELEASE

A

SYMPATHETIC: ACETYLCHOLINE (PREGANGLIONIC) AND NOREPINEPHRINE (POSTGANGLIONIC)

PARASYMPATHETIC: ACETYLCHOLINE

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WHAT TWO CATEGORIES DO ACH RECEPTORS FALL INTO

A

NICOTINIC VS MUSCARINIC (MUSHROOMS)

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MIMETICS AND SYMPATHOMIMETIC DRUGS
MIMENTS: MIMIC ACTIVITY OF AUTONOMIC NEUROTRANSMITTERS SYPATHOMIMETICS: MIMIC EFFECTS OF SYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY (COLD AND ALLERGY MEDS)
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SYMPATHETIC SYSTEM PRIMARY CONTROLS ____ AT ALL TIMES PARASYMPATHETIC SYSTEM PRIMARY CONTROLS ____ AT ALL TIMES
SYMPATHETIC: BLOOD PRESSURE/VASCULAR SYSTEM PARASYMPATHETIC: HEART AND SMOOTH MUSCLE OF URINARY/DIGESTIVE ORGANS
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AUTONOMIC DYSREFLEXIA
UNCONTROLLED ACTIVATION OF AUTONOMIC NEURONS OVERFILLING OF BLADDER, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
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RAYNAUD'S DISEASE
CAUSE BY EMOTIONAL STRESS OR COLD TEMPS EXAGGERATED RESPONSE OF VASOCONSTRICTIVE ACTIVITIES
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SYMPATHETIC SYSTEM IS THE "_____"
FIGHT OR FLIGHT
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EFFECTS OF AGING ON ANS
ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION CONSTIPATION DRYING OF EYES
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ADRENERGIC FIBERS RELEASE ___ CHOLINERGIC FIBERS RELEASE ___
NOREPINEPHRINE ACETYLCHOLINE
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ADRENERGIC FIBERS RELEASE ___ CHOLINERGIC FIBERS RELEASE ___
NOREPINEPHRINE ACETYLCHOLINE
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SYMPATHETIC SYSTEM IS THE "_____"
FIGHT OR FLIGHT