Physiology III
Neuroscience
Autonomic Nervous System

Reading: Haines, Ch 30, 28, 18; also see comparable sections of Guyton & Hall

Keywords

preganglionic neuron:  

postganglionic neuron:  

sympathetic nervous system:  

parasympathetic nervous system:  

enteric nervous system:  

thoracolumbar division:  

craniosacral division:  

acetylcholine:  

norepinephrine:  

nicotinic receptors:  

muscarinic receptors:  

alpha receptors:  

beta receptors:  

adrenal medulla:  

autonomic tone:  

denervation supersensitivity:  

hyperpathia:  

mass discharge:  

nucleus of the solitary tract:  

hypothalamus adrenal medulla:  

epinephrine:  

catecholamine:  

intermediolateral nucleus (IL):  

resting activity:  

dorsal nucleus of the vagus:  

salivatory nuclei:  

Edinger-Westphal nucleus:  

rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVL):  

periaqueductal gray:  

Objectives

differentiate between the sympathetic, parasympathetic and enteric nervous systems anatomically and functionally:  

describe the role of different neurotransmitters with each of the major divisions (parasympathetic and sympathetic) of the autonomic nervous system:  

describe the location and the functional role play of the different types of receptors in the ANS:  

describe the effects of sympathetic stimulation on the major organs systems:  

describe the effects of parasympathetic stimulation on the major organ systems:  

explain the purpose of autonomic tone:  

discuss the role of the periaqueductal gray in the integration of behavior, autonomic responses, and analgesia:  


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