INTRO TO ANS PCOG PART2 Flashcards
(37 cards)
All preganglionic fibers are?
CHOLINERGIC
All parasympathetic postganglionic fibers are?
CHOLINERGIC
Most sympathetic postganglionic fibers are?
ADRENERGIC
Some sympathetic postganglionic fibers are?
(example: sweatglands)
CHOLINERGIC
All preganglionic receptors are?
NICOTINIC
PRESS
Preganglionic is Shorter than Postganglionic fiber
Preganglionic, Shorter, Sympathetic
A region where communication occurs between two neurons or between a neuron and an effector cell (muscle cell or glandular cell)
SYNAPSE
a nerve cell that carries a nerve impulse towards a synapse
Presynaptic neuron
a cell that receives a signal
Postsynaptic neuron
2 types of synapse
ELECTRICAL & CHEMICAL
____ is the action potentials (impulses) conduct directly between the plasma membranes of adjacent neurons through structures called _____ which contains (connexons)
- ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE
- gap junction
the common in visceral smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, the developing embryo, and brain
ELECTRICAL SYNAPSE
Advantages of Electrical Synapse?
Faster communication & Synchronization
the plasma membrane of presynaptic neurons and postsynaptic cell do not touch
CHEMICAL SYNAPSE
separates the presynaptic neurons and postsynaptic cells; filled with interstitial fluid
SYNAPTIC CLEFT
presynaptic neuron converts an electrical signal (nerve impulse) into a chemical signal
Released Neurotransmitter
Postsynaptic cell receives the chemical signal and converts it to an electrical signal
Postsynaptic potential
Synaptic delay of about?
0.5 msec
What are the general steps in Neurotransmission?
Synthesis
Storage
Release
Fate
Fate neurotransmission can be divided into two
A. receptor activation
B. Removal of Neurotransmitter
- diffusion (out to the circulation)
- reuptake (by presynaptic neuron)
- enzymatic degradation
How do you synthesis your ACh?
-choline from ECF to neuron terminal via choline transporter (CHT)
-acetyl CoA from mitochondria
-acetyl CoA + choline > ACh via choline acetyltransferase
How do you store your ACh?
-from cytoplasm to vesicle via vesicle-associated transporter (VAT)
How do you release your ACh?
-Ca influx
-fusion of vesicle and terminal membrane via SNARE proteins
-exocytosis
How do receptor activate in your ACh?
-nicotinic receptor (ligand-gated sodium channel)
-muscarinic receptor (G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) )