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WorksheetsAutonomic Nervous System 1
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
Sympathetic NS effect
Location of preganglionic neuron cell bodies (parasymphatetic)
T1 - L2 segments of spinal cord
S2-S4 segments of spinal cord
Cranial nerves nuclei III, VII, IX, X (brainstem)
Location of ganglia from effector organ (sympathetic)
away
near
Length of Postganglionic neurons (parasympathetic)
short
long
Pre-G neu. synapse with (sympathetic)
many post-G neu. of MORE than 1 organ
post-G neu. of SINGLE effector organ
Sympathetic NS
T1-L2 segment of spinal cord
length post-G neu. long
location of ganglia from eff. organ is near
pre-G neu. synapse with MANY post-G neu. more than 1 eff. organ
Parasympathetic NS
rest & digestion
length post-G neu. is short
fight or flight
post-G neu. of a SINGLE eff. organ
Principal neurotransmitters
(at postganglionic neuron
terminals) - sympathetic
adrenaline
noradrenaline
acetylcholine
Principal neurotransmitters
(at postganglionic neuron
terminals) - parasympathetic
adrenaline
acetylcholine
Afferent neuron:
relaying sensory information into the central nervous system to control visceral function
relaying information from the CNS to the viscera or muscle for control
parasympathetic effect
