SNS - Main Function
Fight or Flight response, exercise, emotion, emergency
PSNS - Main function
Rest, digest, recovery, diuresis, defication
SNS - Location of nerve roots
Thoracolumbar portion of spinal cord
PSNS - Location of nerve roots
Craniosacral nerves
SNS - Neurotransmitters
Norepinephrine, Epinephrine, Acetylcholine
PSNS - Neurotransmitters
Acetylcholine
SNS - Effect on Heart
Increases rate and force of contraction
PSNS - Effect on heart
Decreases rate of contraction
SNS - Effect on bronchioles
Bronchodilation
PSNS - Effect on bronchioles
Bronchoconstriction
SNS - Effect on blood vessels to abdominal organs and skin
Vasoconstriction
PSNS - Effect on blood vessels to abdominal organs and skin
Vasodilation
SNS - Effect on blood vessels to skeletal muscle
Vasodilation
PSNS - Effect on blood vessels to skeletal muscle
Vasoconstriction
SNS - Effect on digestive and urinary function
Inhibits
PSNS - Effect on digestive and urinary function
Stimulates
SNS - Effect on metabolic rate
Increases
PSNS- Effect on metabolic rate
Decreases
SNS- Effect on pupils
Dilation
PSNS- Effect on pupils
Constriction