8. Nerves of Pelvic Viscera: Female

Question 1

Identify 1

Answer 1

1. Sympathetic trunk and L2 ganglion

Question 2

Identify 7

Answer 2

7. Superior hypogastric plexus

Question 3

Identify 2

Answer 3

2. Lumbar splanchnic nerves

Question 4

Identify 3 - 5

Answer 4

3. Sacral splanchnic nerves (sympathetic)
4. Pudendal nerve (S2-S4) (somatic nerve)
5. Pelvic splanchnic nerves (parasympathetic)

Question 5

Identify 6

Answer 5

6. Inferior hypogastric (pelvic) plexus

Question 6

The female pelvic viscera are innervated largely ____

Answer 6

by the lower portion of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.

Question 7

The female pelvic viscera are innervated largely by the lower portion of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.

→ These parasympathetic preganglionic fibers arise as (1)___ from the nerve roots of S2, S3, and S4.

→ Many of these preganglionic parasympathetic fibers synapse in (2)___, adjacent to the rectum, uterus, ovary, and uterine tubes.

→ (3)___ from the inferior hypogastric plexus course to the respective (4)___.

Answer 7

1. the pelvic splanchnic nerves
2. the inferior hypogastric (pelvic) plexus
3. Postganglionic parasympathetics
4. pelvic viscera