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AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM (Human Physiology)
1.
2. OVERVIEW OF THE ANS
ANS is a motor nervous system that
controls our glands, cardiac muscle
and smooth muscle.
Know as the visceral motor system
It influence the activities of visceral
ANS act unconsciously and regulate
bodily functions
3. OVERVIEW
It’s primary target organs are;
Visceral of abdominal cavity
Thoracic cavity
Body wall structures
Visceral effectors do not depend on the
ANS to function but only to adjust their
activity to the body’s changing needs.
4. NEURAL CONTROL OF
INVOLUNTARY EFFECTORS
ANS regulates the activities of glands,
smooth and cardiac muscles
Impulses are conducted from the CNS by
axon
The axon of the second neuron innervates
the involuntary effector
Effectors such as;
These effectors are part of the visceral
organs, organs in body cavities.
5. AUTONOMIC NEURONS
These neurons are called Motor or efferent
neurons
Two major categories of motor neurons
๏ Somatic motor neurons
๏ Visceral motor neurons
Somatic motor neurons have their cell body in
the CNS
Visceral motor neurons involves two neurons in
the efferent pathway
๏ Preganglionic neuron
๏ Postganglionic neuron
7. CHARACTERISTI
C
SOMATIC
NERVOUS
SYSTEM
AUTONOMIC
NERVOUS
SYSTEM
Effectors Voluntary muscle Cardiac muscle
glands, s. muscle
General functions Adjustment to
external environment
Adjustment within
internal environment
Numbers of
neurons
One Two
Ganglia outside the
CNS
None Collateral ganglia or
terminal ganglia
Neurotransmitter Acetylcholine Acetylcholine,
adrenaline,
noradrenaline
Center Anterior Horn cells Lateral Horn cells
9. VISCERAL EFFECTOR ORGANS
ANS plays an important role in regulating
most of the organs within the various
system
Damage to somatic nerve innervating
skeletal muscles results into flaccid paralysis
Damage to motor nerve innervating an
effector makes the organ more sensitive
Denervation hypersensitivity
Some autonomic nerve release
neurotransmitters that can either stimulate
or inhibit the activity of their effectors
10. DIVISION OF THE ANS
ANS has two (2) subdivisions;
Sympathetic Nervous System
Parasympathetic Nervous System
Preganglionic neurons of the sympathetic
division originate in the thoracic and lumber
level of the spinal cord
Preganglionic neurons of the
parasympathetic division originate in the
brain and sacral level of the spinal cord
Both subdivisions have some structural
features in common
11.
12. SYMPATHETIC DIVISION
Also called Thoracolumbar
division of the ANS
Its preganglionic fibers exit
the spinal cord in the ventral
root of the spinal nerves
Preganglionic neurons
synapse with postganglionic
neuron in the sympathetic
ganglia (Paravertebral
Ganglia)
Ganglia within each row are
interconnected
14. Myelinated preganglionic sympathetic axons
exit the spinal cord in the ventral roots of
spinal nerves
They diverge from the spinal nerves within
short pathways called white rami
communicantes
The axons of the postganglionic sympathetic
neurons are unmyelinated and form the
gray rami communicantes as they return
to the spinal nerves
16. COLLATERAL GANGLIA
Preganglionic fibers below the level of the
diaphragm form splanchnic nerves.
Splanchnic nerves preganglionic fibers
synapse in collateral (Prevertebral)
ganglia
These include;
Celiac, superior mesenteric and inferior
mesenteric ganglia
These usually innervates organs of the
digestive, urinary and reproductive
systems
18. ADRENAL GLANDS
Suprarenal glands, located above each kidney
Each adrenal is composed of two parts:
Cortex
Medulla
Adrenal medulla secretes the hormone
epinephrine (adrenaline)
The adrenal medulla can be likened to a
modified sympathetic ganglion
The adrenal medulla secretes epinephrine into
the blood in response to this neural stimulation
Both the sympathetic ganglion and the adrenal
medulla are referred to as Sympathoadrenal
System
20. PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS
SYSTEM
Know as the Craniosacral division of the
ANS
Preganglionic neuron synapse in ganglia
next to or within the target organ
These parasympathetic ganglia are called
Terminal ganglia
Four of the 12 pairs of cranial nerves
contain preganglionic parasympathetic
fibers
These are the oculomotor (III), facial
(VII), glossopharyngeal (IX), and
vagus (X) nerves
23. FUNCTIONS OF THE ANS
๏ Blood pressure
๏ Heart and breathing rate
๏ Body temperature
๏ Digestion
๏ Energy metabolism
๏ Urination
๏ Defecation
๏ Sexual response
๏ Balance of water and electrolyte
๏ Production of body fluid
24. FUNCTIONS OF ANS
Sympathetic division of the ANS activates
the body for “Fight or Flight” response
Parasympathetic division often produce
antagonistic effects through the release of
Acetylcholine
Both divisions of the ANS affects visceral
organs in different way
Sympathetic theme is “Fight or Flight”
Parasympathetic is “Rest and Digest”
25. ADRENERGIC & CHOLINERGIC
SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION
Acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter used by
all preganglionic neurons (PNS & SNS)
Most parasympathetic postganglionic fibers
release Acetylcholine
Transmission at this synapse is said to be
Cholinergic (Ach)
Most sympathetic postganglionic fibers release
Norepinephrine
Transmission at this synapse is said to be
Adrenergic
Numerous swelling (Varicosities) occurs when
the axon of a postganglionic neuron innervate a
target organ
26.
27. RESPONSES TO CHOLINERGIC
STIMULATION
All
Somatic motor neurons
All preganglionic neurons (SNS & PNS)
Most postganglionic neurons (PNS) are
Cholinergic
Ach release by somatic motor neurons or
preganglionic neurons (PNS/SNS) are always
Excitatory
Ach released by most postganglionic neurons
(PNS) are;
Excitatory
Inhibitory
28. RESPONSES TO CHOLINERGIC
STIMULATION
Ach effects on a target organ depend on the
nature of the Cholinergic Receptor
Two types of cholinergic receptors
Nicotinic
Muscarinic
The binding of Ach to nicotinic receptors is always
excitatory
They are located in the neuromuscular junction of
the skeletal muscles fibers
Nicotinic Ach receptors are ligand-gated ion
channels
29. RESPONSES TO CHOLINERGIC
STIMULATION
Muscarine as well as ACh, stimulates the
Ach receptors in the visceral organs.
Muscarinic receptors are thus stimulated by Ach
Muscarinic ACh receptors are coupled to G-proteins
Their effects can be either excitatory or inhibitory.
30. RESPONSES TO ADRENERGIC
STIMULATION
Adrenergic stimulation by the release of
epinephrine (Blood) and by norepinephrine
(sympathetic nerve ending)
Neurotransmitters response on a specific
cell depends on the characteristic of the cell
The presence of different membrane
Receptor Proteins
Two major classes of receptor proteins
Alpha
Beta
Adrenergic receptors
31. RESPONSES TO ADRENERGIC
STIMULATION
All adrenergic receptors act via G-
proteins
G- protein dissociate into
Alpha subunits
Beta & Gamma complex
Alpha subunits or B/G complex can either
Cause the opening and closing of ion channels in
the plasma membrane
Activate an enzyme in the membrane
32. OTHER AUTONOMIC
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
Certain postganglionic autonomic axons produce
their effects through mechanisms that do not
involve either norepinephrine or acetylcholine
These axons, consequently, have been termed
“nonadrenergic, noncholinergic fibers.”
Proposed neurotransmitters for these axons
include ATP, vasoactive intestinal peptide
(VIP), and nitric oxide (NO)
Nitric oxide appears to function as the autonomic
neurotransmitter that causes vasodilation of
cerebral arteries.
33. ORGANS WITH DUAL
INNERVATION
Most visceral organs receive dual innervation
Organs that are stimulated by both the SNS and
PSN.
The effects of the two divisions of the ANS may
be antagonistic, complementary, or
cooperative
ANTAGONISTIC EFFECTS
The effect of sympathetic and parasympathetic
innervation of the pacemaker region of the heart
is the best example of the antagonism of these
two systems
34. COMPLEMENTARY AND COOPERATIVE
EFFECTS
The effects are complementary when sympathetic
and parasympathetic stimulation produce similar
effects
The effects are cooperative when sympathetic and
parasympathetic stimulation produce different
effects that work together to promote a single
action
The effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic
stimulation on salivary gland secretion are
complementary
The effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic
stimulation on the reproductive and urinary
systems are cooperative
35. ORGANS WITHOUT DUAL
INNERVATION
Although most organs receive dual innervation,
some receive only sympathetic innervation. These
include;
The adrenal medulla;
The arrector pili muscles in the skin;
The sweat glands in the skin;
Most blood vessels.
In these cases, regulation is achieved by
increases or decreases in the tone (firing rate) of
the sympathetic fibers.
36. CONTROL OF THE ANS BY HIGHER
BRAIN CENTERS
The neural centers that directly control the
activity of autonomic nerves are influenced by
higher brain areas, as well as by sensory input
MEDULLA OBLONGATA
The medulla oblongata of the brain stem controls
many activities of the autonomic system
centers for the control of the cardiovascular,
pulmonary, urinary, reproductive, and digestive
systems are located in the medulla
The medulla itself is responsive to regulation by
higher brain areas (hypothalamus)
37. LIMBIC SYSTEM
The limbic system is a group of fiber tracts and
nuclei that form a ring around the brain stem
It includes the cingulate gyrus,the hypothalamus,
the fornix, the hippocampus, and the amygdaloid
nucleus
The limbic system is involved in basic emotional
drives
Blushing, pallor, fainting, breaking out in a cold
sweat, a racing heartbeat, and “butterflies in the
stomach” are only some of the many visceral
reactions that accompany emotions as a result of
autonomic activation.