PDF-The Autonomic Nervous System Basic Anatomy

and Physiology Oliver Pratt Carl Gwinnutt Sarah Bakewell Correspondence Email carlgwinnuttsrhtnhsuk Oliver Pratt Specialist Registrar Department of Anaesthesia Hope Hospital Salford M6 8HD U. Chapter 12 . Joe Pistack MS/ED. Autonomic nervous system. Automatic response-the body’s way of unconsciously and automatically making decisions and carrying them out for you.. The autonomic nervous system-is part of the peripheral nervous system that supplies motor activity to the visceral effector organs, glands, smooth muscles within the organs and the heart.. Chad Byworth. Reference: Material from lecture Autonomic Nervous System, Dr R Tunstall. What is the ANS?. The autonomic nervous system allows for the self-regulation of the body viscera, it is split into the.... 15. Autonomic nervous system. is a set of pathways to and from the central nervous system (CNS) that . innervates and regulates smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands. .. •. Autonomic nervous system plays a major role . It influences the function of internal . organs. It acts largely unconsciously. The autonomic nervous system. It . regulates bodily functions such as heart rate, digestion, urination, respiratory rate . The efferent nervous system has two components:. the somatic and . the autonomic. . These two systems differ in a number of ways but are chiefly distinguished by the types of effector organs they innervate and the types of functions they control. . Introduction. Autonomic . nervous system (. ANS). A. utomatic. , self-governing, or . involuntary. No . conscious . control. Divided . into . sympathetic (alert system) and . parasympathetic nervous . Dr. Ayisha Qureshi . Assistant Professor, . MBBS, MPhil . DIVISIONS OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Differentiating between the somatic & autonomic nervous system. SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM. AUTONOMIC. Dr . IramTassaduq. 3. ANS is the subdivision of the peripheral nervous system that regulates body activities that are generally . not under conscious . control. Composed of a special group of neurons serving: . LAKSHMAN KARALLIEDDE. OCTOBER 2011. Anatomy: . The nervous system has central and peripheral parts. . The central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. . The peripheral nervous system includes the nerves that connect the body's tissues with the brain and spinal cord. . Chemical substance released from nerve ending, carries impulses across synapses . Combines and stimulates receptors . Main neurotransmitters in ANS are:. . Acetylcholine. Noradrenaline. , . dopamine. Assistant Professor. Dr . Hayder B Sahib . . Ph.D. Pharmacology. INTRODUCTION TO ANS. The nervous system is . divided . into the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system. The peripheral nervous system is divided into somatic (voluntary) and the autonomic system . Part 1. . Thomas E. Tenner, Jr., Ph.D.. Dept. of Medical Education. Dept. Pharmacology & Neuroscience. tom.tenner@ttuhsc.edu. 743-7169. 1. Recommended Background Reading :.  . Chapter 6. “Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology” . THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM. The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is a motor or efferent system which connects the central nervous system with all smooth muscle, cardiac muscle and gland cells of the body.. AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM. Two major subdivision. Parasympathetic . cranio. -sacral outflow. Sympathetic . . thoraco. -lumbar out flow. Responsible for the visceral control. Sometimes referred to as vegetative control.