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ANS vs Somatic

Factor
Autonomic
Somatic
Effectors
Smooth muscle and glands
Skeletal Muscle
Efferent Pathways
Two neuron chain with ganglia
Single Neuron
NT Effects
PS: ACh / S: NE (can be inhibitory or stimul­atory)
ACh (only stimul­atory)

Sympat­hetic Vs Parasy­mpa­thetic

Factor
Parasy­mpa­thetic
Sympat­hetic
Origin Site
Brain & Spinal Cord
Thorac­olumbar
Pre/Post Fiber Length
Long/Short
Short/Long
Ganglia Location
In Visceral Effector Organs
Close to Spinal Cord

Receptors in ANS

Type
Location
Effect on Binding
Nicotinic (ACh)
All Gang. Neurons; Adrenal Medullary Cells; NMJ
Ex.
Muscarinic (ACh)
All Para targets (symp. eccrine sweat glands and blood vessels in skel musc.)
Ex (xcept heart); Activation
B1 (NE/E)
HEART + kidneys + adipose tissue
HR/FORCE; RENIN
B2 (NE/E)
Lungs, Symp Tissue, BV (heart, liver, skel m.)
Mostly Inhibitory
B3 (NE/E)
Adipocytes
LIPOLYSIS
A1
BV in viscera, skin, mucosa; All Sym. targets except heart
BV CONSTRICT; pupils dilate
A2
Adrenergic axon term.; Pancreas; Platelets
Inh. NE + insulin release; Up Clotting
 

Parasy­mpa­thetic (Crani­osa­cral)

Cranial Outflow Functions

[III]
Constrict Pupils; Bulge Lenses
[VII]
Nasal + Lacrimal Glands -or- Sublingual + Subman­dibular
[IX]
Activate Parotid Salivary Glands

Levels of ANS Control

 

Sympat­hetic Outflow

Visceral Reflex Arc

Sympat­hetic Chains

 

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