ANS Flashcards
What structures are considered viscera
smooth muscle
cardiac muscle
glands
What is the role of GVE
control of the viscera
What is the role of GVA
sensory return from the viscera
What cell bodies are included in the ANS
cell bodies and axons of both GVE and GVA
How many neurons are used in GVEs
two
Where are the two neurons of GVE
Preganglionic is in CNS
postganglionic is in motor ganglion
What is a ganglion
collection of cell bodies outside the CNS
What is the embryological origin of ganglia
NCC
How do GVA axons travel throughout the body
course with GVE axons
How do autonomic axons travel
pre-existing pathways
What are the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system
parasympathetic
sympathetic
Where are sympathetics found
they go everywhere superficial and deep
What is sympathetic nervous system responsible for
fight or flight
Where is the sympathetic chain found
base of skull to the tip of the coccyx
What type of axons are found in white rami and what levels are they seen
preganglionic neurons
T1-L2
What type of axons are found in gray rami and what levels are they seen
postganglionic neurons every level (all 31 spinal cord levels)
Where are preganglionic sympathetic cell bodies found
IML of T1-L2
What are the 3 patterns of distribution of sympathetic axons
Ascending
Descending
To the body wall
What anterior roots contain sympathetic GVE axons
T1-L2
Where are the cell bodies of sympathetic GVE in ascending neurons
T1-T7
Where will organs of the head, neck, and thoracic cavity receive sympathetic innervation from
directly from the sympathetic chain via visceral nerves
Where are the cell bodies of sympathetic GVE in descending neurons
T5-L2
How will descending postganglionic sympathetic neurons distribute to the gut
on blood vessels