Anatomy

Question 1

Brachial Plexus Roots

Answer 1

Ventral rami of C5-T1

Question 1

Lumbar Plexus Roots

Answer 1

Ventral rami of L1-L4

Question 2

Sacral Plexus Roots

Answer 2

Ventral rami of L4-S4

Question 3

Prevertebral ganglia

Answer 3

Coeliac Ganglia
Superior Mesenteric Ganglia
Inferior Mesenteric Ganglia

Question 4

Sciatic Nerve Roots

Answer 4

L4-S3

Question 5

Femoral and Obturator Nerve Roots

Answer 5

L2-L4

Question 6

What do the prevertebral ganglia supply?

Answer 6

Visceral organs

Question 7

Cervical paravertebral ganglia

Answer 7

Superior
Middle
Inferior

Question 8

Parasympathetic Innervation

Answer 8

Cranial nerves and S2-S4

Question 9

Sympathetic Innervation

Answer 9

T1-L2/3 (lateral horn)

Question 10

White Ramus Communicantes

Answer 10

Contains preganglionic neuron coming out

Question 11

Grey Ramus Communicantes

Answer 11

Contains postganglionic neuron reconnecting to the spinal nerve

Question 12

White Matter

Answer 12

Contains myelinated axons

Question 13

Grey Matter

Answer 13

Contains cell bodies

Question 14

Where do spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord?

Answer 14

Intervertebral foramen

Question 15

Parasympathetic neurotransmitter

Answer 15

Preganglionic - Nicotinic Acetylcholine
Postganglionic - Muscarinic Acetylcholine

Question 16

Sympathetic neurotransmitter

Answer 16

Preganglionic - Nicotinic Acetylcholine
Postganglionic - alpha/beta adrenoreceptors Noradrenaline

Postganglionic sweat glands - Muscarinic Acetylcholine