Pathophysiology Exam #5 Flashcards
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The autonomic nervous system is responsible for what parts of the body(5)?
TISSUES AND ORGRANS NOT USUALLY UNDER VOLUNTARY CONTROL: 1. Cardiac muscle 2. Electrical fibers of the heart 3. Smooth muscle of the blood vessels, ducts, urinary bladder, uterus and ect.(any other smooth muscle of the body) 4. Gland(many glands in the body) 5. Visceral muscle(GI)
Compare and contrast the differences in nerve pathways between somatic motor and autonomic.
Somatic Motor: -nerve cell body exits out of the anterior horn->rootlets/roots/common nerves to the anterior side and brings about a response to the skeletal muscle Autonomic: -Begins in the lateral horn of the gray matter(where nerve cell body is located) -axon passes through anterior horn/rootlets/anterior root/common spinal nerve and terminates on autonomic ganglion. -the first nerve terminates and synapse with second nerve at the autonomic ganglia -the second nerve exits the autonomic ganglia into a peripheral nerve and terminates on tissues/organs that receive autonomic innervation.
How many somatic motor neurons are there between the SC to the target tissue/organ?
1
How many autonomic neurons are there between the SC and the target tissue/organ?
2
What are the names of the two autonomic neurons between SC and the target tissue/organ?
-preganglionic neuron -postganglionic neuron
What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system?
-Sympathetic Nervous System(Thoracolumbar Division) -Parasympathetic Nervous System(Craniosacral Division)
Where does the name Thoracolumbar come from?
nerve cell bodies of the preganglionic neurons are from T1-L2
Where does the name Craniosacral come from?
-4 of the CNs have parasympathetic fibers(3,7,9,10) -the other preganglionic neurons are located in the sacral segments of the SC(S2-S4)
What 4 parasympathetic nerves are located in the CN?
-oculomotor(3) -facial(7) -glossopharyngeal(9) -vagus(10)
The Thoracolumbar pathways are sympathetic or parasympathetic?
sympathetic
In the ANS are the preganglionic axons myelinated or unmyelinated?
Myelinated
In the ANS are the postganglionic axons myelinated or unmyelinated?
Unmyelinated
What type of nerve fibers are postganglionic axons?
type C neurons(unmyelinated)
What are the sympathetic chain ganglia?
-lie on either side of the vertebral column -location where preganglionic neurons synapse and innervate postganglionic neurons
What are the collateral ganglia?
-lie anterior to the vertebral column
Trace the pathway of the sympathetic neuron from SC to target tissue/organ.
-exits the SC -> spinal nerve and very quickly enters into a sympathetic chain ganglia -at the sympathetic chain ganglia, they synapse with the postganglionic neuron -postganglionic neuron exits the sympathetic chain ganglia and passes out to the target tissue/organs via the spinal nerve/sympathetic nerve/splanchnic nerve
What is the function of the splanchnic nerve?
The splanchnic nerve is where the organs and tissues of the abdominal cavity get their autonomic innervation.
Is the craniosacral division of the ANS representative of sympathetic or parasympathetic?
parasympathetic
What is the most DOMINANT parasympathetic nerve in the body?
CN#10 vagus nerve
In the parasympathetic division, where do the preganglionic nerves terminate?
-terminate with the postganglionic neuron in the parasympathetic ganglia(terminal ganglia) -after terminating here the postganglionic neuron terminates and synapse with the target tissue/organ
Are there sympathetic chain ganglia or collateral ganglia involved with the craniosacral division of the ANS?
no just the sympathetic division
Describe the parasympathetic ganglia.
-called terminal ganglia -specific to the parasympathetic nervous system -ganglia are very close, sometimes even in the walls of the target organs being innervated
Are the parasympathetic preganglionic neurons myelinated or unmylenated?
myelinated
What type of nerve fibers make up the postganglionic nerves?
Type C





