The Autonomic Nervous System Organization of Nervous System in Man Central Nervous System Brain Spinal Peripheral Nervous System Somatic nervous system Autonomic nervous system
Somatic afferents Somatic efferents Visceral afferents Visceral efferents Spinal Nerves Brain Spinal Cord. All somatic fibers from brain and spinal cord All visceral fibers from brain and spinal cord SNS ANS The Autonomic Nervous System Differences Between Somatic and Autonomic Nervous System Somatic Nervous System Fibers do not synapse once they have left the central nervous system Innervates skeletal muscle Always leads to excitation of the muscle Autonomic Nervous System Fibers synapse once in ganglia after they have left the central nervous system Innervates smooth or cardiac muscle or gland cells Can lead to excitation or inhibition of the effector cells Summary of Differences Between SNS and ANS Parts of Differences SNS ANS 1. Efferent pathway 1 neuron pathway 2 neuron pathway 2. Effector/s Skeletal muscle Smooth Muscle Cardiac Muscle Glands/Organs 3. Effect of effective stimulation Always excitation of skeletal muscle Excitation or inhibition of effector 4. Sites of Inhibition of impulse - CNS - neuroeffector junction - CNS - Ganglion - Neuroeffector junction 5. Function For locomotion Regulates visceral functions CNS CNS . The Autonomic Nervous System Subdivisions of ANS: Sympathetic NS Parasympathetic NS Differences between SYMP. & PARA. NS Anatomical Biochemical Physiological Pharmacological Anatomical Differences Between Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Divisions of the ANS SYMPATHETIC DIVISION PARASYMPATHETIC DIVISION (a) Origin of preganglionic fibers Spinal nerves T1-L2 (thoracolumbar division) Cranial nerves III, VII, IX, X; spinal nerves S2-S4 (cranio- sacral division) (b) Location of Ganglia In sympathetic chain (paravertebral ganglia or abdominal prevertebral or collateral ganglion, preganglionic fibers usually; shorter than post-ganglionic fibers (except adrenal medulla) In or near effector organs thus preganglionic fibers usually longer than post-ganglionic fibers (c) Branching of Preganglionic fibers Extensive branching ave. ratio preganglionic to postganglionic fibers = 1:20 Limited branching; ave. ratio of preganglionic to post- ganglionic fibers 1.1 (except the vagus) Biochemical Differences Between Sympathetic & Parasympathetic Divisions The transmission of an impulse along a nerve fiber is an electrical phenomenon. In contrast, transmission, across synapses and neuroeffector junctions is mediated by chemical substances called neurohumors or neurotransmitter agents (NTA)
2 Main NTAs of the ANS Acetylcholine (Ach) Norepinephrine (NE)
Nerves secreting Ach are CHOLINERGIC Nerves Nerves secreting NE are ADRENERGIC Nerves
Biochemical subdivision of ANS - Cholinergic Division - Adrenergic Division CNS . Preganglionic fiber ganglion (synapse) Postganglionic fiber Neuroeffector junction Summary of Neurohumoral Transmission AUTONOMIC CHOLINERGIC Sympathetic Cholinergic Sympathetic Adrenergic Parasympathetic SOMATIC CNS ACH
CNS CNS CNS ACH
ACH
effector cell effector cell effector cell effector cell * ACh ACh ACh NE Pregang. Pregang. Pregang. Somatic Fibers Postgang. Postgang. Postgang. Transmitter Transmitter Sweat Glands blood vessels of skeletal muscles piloerector muscles Skeletal Muscle 4 Steps in Chemical Transmission Process Synthesis and / storage of NTA in the prejunctional fiber Release of NTA from the storage vesicles (exocytosis) Interaction of NTA with receptors and initiation of post junctional activity Destruction or dissipation (deactivation) of NTA NTA: Acetylcholine (ACH) Synthesized and stored in vesicles at the terminal of prejunctional fibers Released by the terminals of nerve fiber upon arrival of nerve impulse - Influx of Ca ++ precedes the release
NTA: Acetylcholine (ACH) Interaction with receptors to produce the response: Ach on Cholinergic Receptors: Nicotinic Muscarinic
Cholinergic transmission occurs at the following 4 locations: 1. All parasympathetic neuroeffector junctions 2. Sympathetic cholinergic neuroeffector junctions 3. All peripheral ganglia 4. All somatic neuromuscular junctions
Response excitatory or inhibitory in ANS
Deactivation: by enzymatic hydrolysisby acetycholinesterase (Ach E)
muscarinic receptors nicotinic receptors cholinergic receptors NTA: Norepinephrine (NE) Synthesized and stored in the terminals of sympathetic adrenergic postganglionic fibers (in vesicles) Release of NE Arrival of nerve impulse at terminals of postganglionic fibers renders the membrane permeable to Ca ++ ions Ca ++ influx vesicles break release of NE Interaction of NE with adrenergic receptors to produce a response at most sympathetic adrenergic neuroeffector junctions. Adrenergic receptors : alpha + beta -1 and beta -2 receptors Summary of adrenergic receptor subdivision Alpha () receptors stimulation excitatory responses examples: vasoconstriction in skin and mucosa; contraction of gastrointestinal sphincters; piloerection exception: decreased gastrointestinal motility and tone Beta () stimulation inhibitory responses examples: vasodilation in skeletal muscles relaxation of bronchial muscle exception: increased heart rate, contractility, conduction velocity
B1 Receptors - found in the heart B2 Receptors - elsewhere in the body
Inactivation of NE or removal of NE from neuroeffector junction Main mechanism is REUPTAKE of NE back to postganglionic terminal - facilitated by presence of - 2 receptors at the terminals Diffusion of NE into circulation - Inactivated by COMT (catechol-O-methyl transferase) Inactivation of NE by MAO (mono amine oxidase) at the neuroeffector junction
Adrenergic Cholinergic *** (receptor type) B1 B2 depends on effector organ ** sweat glands (most individuals); blood vessels of skeletal muscles Relationship of Adrenal Medulla and Sympathetic Sympathetic preganglionic fiber innervates the adrenal medullary cells.
Stimulation of sympathetics also stimulate adrenal medullary cells secretion and release of norepinephrine & epinephrine into circulation B1 B2 receptors.
+ 2 Sources of NE Sympathetic Adrenergic Postganglionic Fibers
Adrenal Medulla
Source of E: Adrenal Medulla NE strongly and B1 receptors