8. Nerves of Kidneys, Ureters, and Urinary Bladder

Question 1

Identify 1 -> 3

Answer 1

1. Greater thoracic splanchnic nerve
2. Celiac ganglia and plexus
3. Superior mesenteric ganglion

Question 2

Identify 4 -> 6

Answer 2

4. Inferior mesenteric ganglion
5. Sympathetic trunk and ganglion
6. Superior hypogastric plexus

Question 3

Identify 7 -> 8

Answer 3

7. Pelvic splanchnic nerves
8. Inferior hypogastric (pelvic) plexus with periureteric loops and branches to lower ureter

Question 4

Nerves of Kidneys, Ureters, and Urinary Bladder

→ A rich plexus of sympathetic nerves arising from the (1)___ courses to the kidneys

→ Sympathetics to pelvic viscera arise from the (2)___ formed below the (3)___.

→ These nerves course on either side of pelvic viscera to the (4)___

Answer 4

1. superior mesenteric ganglion
2. superior hypogastric plexus
3. inferior mesenteric ganglion
4. inferior hypogastric plexus.

Question 5

Nerves of Kidneys, Ureters, and Urinary Bladder

→ Parasympathetic fibers to the kidneys arise from the (1)___.

→ Pelvic viscera and lower abdominal viscera receive their parasympathetic fibers from (2)___ arising from (3)___

Answer 5

1. vagus nerve
2. pelvic splanchnic nerves
3. S2, S3, and S4 spinal cord levels.

Question 6

Identify

Answer 6

1. Duodenum and head of the pancreas
2. Gallbladder
3. Liver
4. Cecum and colon
5. Sigmoid colon
6. Kidney
7. Small intestine
8. Spleen
9. Stomach
10. Liver, gallbladder, and duodenum (irritation of diaphragm)
11. Gallbladder
12. Liver

(Pain afferents from the abdominal viscera pass to the spinal cord largely by following the thoracic and lumbar splanchnic sympathetic nerves (T5-L2). Visceral pain may be perceived as somatic pain (skin and skeletal muscle) over these respective dermatomes and is called referred pain.)