DECK 1 - SYMPATHETIC VS PARASYMPATHETIC Flashcards
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What are the branches of the nervous system?
somatic and autonomic
What are the two autonomic divisions?
sympathetic and parasympathetic (fight/flight, feed/breed)
generalize what activating sympathetic system will do-
OPEN LUNGS, SQUEEZE VEINS, SPEED HEART, SLOW DIGESTION/URINE, INCREASE SWEAT, DILATE PUPILS
generalize what activating the parasympathetic system will do-
CLOSE LUNGS, OPEN VEINS, SLOW HEART, SPEED DIGESTION, CONSTRICT PUPILS
What nerves for the sympathetic and parasypathetic?
Thoracolumbar (S) and craniosacral (P)
generic name of sympathetic transmitters
catacholamines
Chief parasympathetic transmitter
Acetylcholine
What are the major catacholamines?
epinephrine, norepinephrine (and dopamine)
sympathetic receptors are called _____
adrenergic receptors (think adrenaline)
parasympathetic receptors are called ____
cholinergic receptors (acetylCHOLINE)
What is acetylcholine?
parasympathetic receptor
cholenergic agonist will___
activate parasympathetic - rest digest
adrenergic agonists will___
activate sympathetic -feed breed
cholinergic antagonist will __
prevent cholinergic receptors from working - helping sympathetic.
adrenergic antagonist will ___
prevent andrenergic receptors from working - helping parasympathetic.
Norepinephrine/ Epinephrine are trasmitters for
sympathetic
other names for epinephrine and norepinephrine? (in the UK)
adrenaline and noradrenaline
How and where are epinephrine and norepinephrine made and when are they released?
Norepinepherine is made in the adrenal medula (adrenal gland behind the kidneys), synthesized from dopamine. It is released all the time. In times of stress, the norepi is synthesized into epinepherine. (dopamine becomes norepinepherine becomes epinepherine)
Where is a little bit of norepi and epi produced?
Although made mostly in the adrenal glands, some is made in the brain- medulla oblongata - synthesized from proteins.
Is epinepherine contiuously produced?
Epinepherine is only produced in times of stress. It is made from norepinephrine. Both epi and norepi production increases in FIGHT FLIGHT.
Is norepinepherine coutinuously produced?
norepinepherine is always being produced from dopamine in the medula. It is the primary transmitter of the sympathetic nervous system. Production increases in FIGHT/FLIGH
where is acetylcholine produced?
in nerve endings- MADE FROM CHOLINE
what does acetylcholine do to body?
bronchoconstriction, decrease in heartrate, force and conductivity, increases disgestion (smooth muscle contraction: lungs, bladder, gastro), constricts pupils
what do the cholamines (epi/norepi/dope) do to body?
bronchodilation, vasoconstriction, increased heart rate/force/conductivity slows digestion/urine (smooth muscle relaxer: lungs, bladder, GI), constricts pupils.