Lecture 13 & 14 Flashcards
2 key divisions of the peripheral nervous system
Somatic - muscle
Autonomic - internal organs (sympathetic, parasympathetic, enteric)
Any nervous tissue located outside of the brain and spinal cord
Peripheral nervous system
A bundle of neuron axons in the peripheral nervous system
Nerve
A grouping of nerve cell bodies in the peripheral (autonomic) n.s.
Ganglion
How many cranial nerves are there
12 pairs
Where does PNS connect with CNS
Cranial and spinal nerves
Each spinal nerve contains these 2 types of neurons
Motor and sensory
_____ neurons leave the spinal cord through the ventral root
Motor neurons
_______ neurons enter the spinal cord through the dorsal root
Sensory
Effector cells innervated in autonomic vs somatic
A: smooth muscle, visceral tissues
S: skeletal muscle
of neurons in “motor response” in autonomic vs somatic
A: 2 neurons with a synapse in the periphery (in a ganglion)
S: 1 neuron with the cell body in the grey matter
Neurotransmitters used in autonomic vs somatic
A: depends on based on pre- or post-ganglionic and sympathetic or parasympathetic
S: acetylcholine
Fight or flight function
Sympathetic
“Rest and digest” function
Parasympathetic
Location of synapse in sympathetic ns
Thoracolumbar
Location of synapse in parasympathetic ns
Craniosacral
Neurotransmitters of the autonomic motor response are all acetylcholine except for
Sympathetic post-ganglion = norepinephrine
Synapse close to target tissue
Parasympathetic
Synapse close to spinal cord
Sympathetic
What are sensory systems?
Means by which the CNS receives info from external envt, internal envt, the position and movement of the body
Conscious perception of sensory stimuli
Sensation
Process of converting sensory info into an electrical signal
Transduction
2 types of transduction
Ionotropic & metabotropic
Sensory stimuli directly opens
Chemical sensation - taste/smell
Pressure -touch
Ionotropic