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Autonomic Nervous System
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What is the function of the autonomic nervous system?
✓ To maintain homeostasis. Nerves regulate secretory glands, cardiac and smooth
muscle.
What are the regulators of the fast autonomic response (2)?
✓ -Neurotransmitters: CNS efferent control
✓ -Autocoids and metabolites: local mediators
What are the regulators of the slow autonomic response (1)?
✓ -Hormones
What are the targets of autonomic regulation (5)?
✓ -Smooth muscle
✓ -Cardiac muscle
✓ -Metabolism (liver)
✓ -Hormones (kidneys)
✓ -Secretory glands
Describe the functional organization of the autonomic nervous system.
✓ The ANS is divided into the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions. These two
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opposing control systems work in concert to create a balance and achieve
homeostasis.
What is the function of the sympathetic division of the ANS?
✓ Energy use; fight or flight response.
What is the function of the parasympathetic division of the ANS?
✓ Energy conservation; rest and digest.
List the specific functions of the sympathetic ANS (4).
✓ -Increase transport of oxygen and glucose to the skeletal muscles
✓ -Thermoregulation (need to cool down)
✓ -Widen pupils (better vision)
✓ -Shut down unnecessary organ function
List the specific functions of the parasympathetic ANS (3).
✓ -Increase digestion and secretion
✓ -Shut down (oppose/balance) fight or flight response
List the processes of metabolism (liver function) that are controlled by the ANS
(2).
✓ -Gluconeogenesis
✓ -Glycogenolysis
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