ANS of Abdomen and Pelvis Flashcards
By what parameters can the visceral motor system be distinguished from the somatic nervous system?
- Effector
- Location in CNS
- Organization of peripheral pathway
The ANS regulates the activities of _________, _______, and _________.
smooth muscle, cardiac muscle & glands
NOTE: Any nerve innervating these structures is part of the ANS, it receives a general vsiceral efferent innervation.
There are 2 GVE fibers located between the effector and the CNS. Where are the cell bodies of the GVE fibers located?
- The first neuron is located in the CNS and is called preganglionic neuron
- The second neuron is located in a PNS ganglion and is called the postganglionic neuron
NOTE: There is 1 GSE fiber in the somatic pathway between the CNS and effector (skeletal muscle)..
How can sympathetic and parasympathetic systems be distinguished?
By the location of their preganglionic neurons
The sumpathetic nervous system originates from spinal cord levels ________.
T1-L2
Where does the parasympathetic nervous system originate?
Cranial nerves 3,7,9,10
S2-S4
Most organs and glands receive dual innervation from the sympathetic and parasympatheric systems. Which organ only receive innervation from the sympathetic nervous system and not the parasympathetic nervous system?
Skin
- Arredctor pili muscles
- Blood vessels
- Glands
The _________ (parasympathetic/sympathetic) nervous system has a diverging or global organization with a single preganglionic neuron synapsing with many postganglionic neurons.
Sympathetic
NOTE: The “whole”body is activated during a sympathetic response.
The (parasympathetic/sympathetic) nervous system has a discrete organization with a single preganglionic neuron synapsing with one or two postganglionic neurons.
Parasympathetic
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What two types of ganglion carry the soma of postganglionic nerve fibers? Why are they located?
Paravertebral
- Found on either side of the vertebral column
Prevertebral
- Found anterior to the vertebral column in the _abdominal region (_seen as we dissect the posterior abdominal wall)
Which preganglionic parasympathetic fibers innnervate the foregut, midgut, and hindgut respectively?
Foregut: Vagus
Midgut: Vagus
Hindgut: Sacral pelvic splanchnic nerves
Where are the soma of postganglionic parasympathetic fibers of the GI tract located?
- Submucosal ganglia
- Myenteric ganglia
NOTE: In opposition to sympathetic postganglionic fibers, parasympathetic postganglionic fibers are short
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Hirschsprung Disease is associated with what conditions?
Constipation
Slow growth
Megacolon
Down Syndrome
Waardenburg syndromes
NOTE: Hirschsprung Disease results from failure of neural crest to form submucosal and myenteric plexuses.