Autonomic nervous system
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
COURSE MEDICENE AND NURSING
,Objectives
Importance in regulation of body functions.
Functional specialization of sympathetic and
parasympathetic divisions.
Differences in central connections and reflex
arc of somatic nervous system and ANS.
Pre - and post-ganglionic fibers of sympathetic
and parasympathetic divisions of ANS.
Name the common neurotransmitters in ANS
and their receptors.
General organization of ANS at different levels
of the neuraxis.
,Somatic vs autonomic NS
, N-AChR Smooth
or
cardiac
muscle
s,
glands,
or GI
neuron
s
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
COURSE MEDICENE AND NURSING
,Objectives
Importance in regulation of body functions.
Functional specialization of sympathetic and
parasympathetic divisions.
Differences in central connections and reflex
arc of somatic nervous system and ANS.
Pre - and post-ganglionic fibers of sympathetic
and parasympathetic divisions of ANS.
Name the common neurotransmitters in ANS
and their receptors.
General organization of ANS at different levels
of the neuraxis.
,Somatic vs autonomic NS
, N-AChR Smooth
or
cardiac
muscle
s,
glands,
or GI
neuron
s