Anatomy 2 Flashcards
What levels do the abdominopelvic splanchic nerves come off at?
T5 - L2
Do sympathetic chains run the full length of the vertebral column?
Yes
Where do sympathetic nerves travel between?
Sympathetic chain and spinal nerves’ anterior ramus
How do sympathetic nerve fibres get from CNS to kidneys, ureters and bladder?
Leave spinal cord at T10 and L2
enter sympathetic chains
Leave chain with abdominopelvic splanchic nerves
Synapse at abdominal sympathetic ganglia located around AA
Within what do parasympathetic nerve fibres leave the CNS?
4 cranial nerves and sacral spinal nerves
What cranial nerve innervates the kidneys and ureter?
Vagus (X)
Describe the parasympathetic innervation of the bladder?
Pelvic splanchic nerves carrying parasympathetic nerve fibres
What level do the pelvic splanchic nerves leave the CNS?
S2 S3 and S4
Look up Pudendal nerve
x
Where is kidney pain usually felt?
Loin -
posterior aspect of the flank region on affected side
Where is pain from the bladder usually felt?
Suprapubic region (midline)
Where is pain caused by a calculus obstructing the ureter be felt?
loin to the groin on affected side
What pain can be felt in the perineum?
Perineal urethra pain
Where do the visceral afferents from the kidneys re-enter the spinal cord?
T11 and L1
What are differentials for loin pain?
Skin origin - HZV Muscular Vertebrae spinal nerve root compression lower lobe pneumonia
