autonomic nervous

system (ANS)
dr.Morteza
autonomic nervous system (ANS)
 A continual flow of nerve impulses from:
(1) autonomic sensory neurons in visceral organs
and blood vessels
(2) integrating centers in the central nervous
system (CNS).
(3) autonomic motor neurons propagate to various
effector tissues, thereby regulating the activity of
smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and many glands.

“The ANS usually operates without conscious

control”
Structure of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous
system (FIGHT or FLIGHT)
Structure of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system (REST and DIGEST)
Autonomic plexuses in the thorax,
abdomen, and pelvis.
Cholinergic neurons and adrenergic
neurons in the sympathetic and
parasympathetic
divisions.
Location and Responses of Adrenergic and
Cholinergic Receptors
 Comparison of Sympathetic and
Parasympathetic Divisions of the ANS