Neuro_lecture

Nervous System Review ▪ Central Nervous System ▪ Peripheral Nervous System ◦ Sympathetic Nervous System – ‘fight or flight’ ◦ Parasympathetic Nervous System – ‘rest or digest’ Effects of Parasympathetic Nervous System What happens to: ◦ Pupils ◦ Salivation ◦ Heart rate ◦ Digestion ◦ Bladder ◦ Sex organs Effects of Sympathetic Nervous System What happens to: ◦ Pupil ◦ Salivation ◦ Heart rate ◦ Digestion ◦ Glucose ◦ Epinephrine and norepinephrine ◦ Bladder ◦ Sex organs Norepinephrine and Acetylcholine Two primary neurotransmitter of nervous system Cholinergic: ◦ Nerves releasing acetylcholine are called cholinergic ◦ Activation of acetylcholine results in classic symptoms of parasympathetic stimulation Adrenergic: ◦ Norepinephrine belongs to catecholamine, all of which are involved in neurotransmission ◦ Epinephrine ◦ Dopamine ...........................CONTINUED........................