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Autonomic Nervous System Flashcards

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What is the functional definion of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS).

A

Controls involuntary visceral activity in order to maintain homeostasis or respond to stress.

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What is the anatomy definion of the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS).

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General Visceral Efferent (GVE) system

ie. the 2-neuron pathway from the VNS to visceral organs

Above + General Visceral Afferents (GVA)

Both of the above + those components of the CNS that regulate visceral activity (ie. those components that send signals to and/or receive signals from the GVE and GVA systems.)

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The General Visceral Efferent (GVE) system is divided physiologically and anatomically into 2 components:

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Sympathetic

Fight or flight
Thoracolumbar (T1 - L4/5)

Parasympathetic

Homeostasis (Rest and Digest)
Craniosacral (Cranial/Sacrum)

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The General Visceral Efferent (GVE) sympathetic component is responsible for:

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Fight or Flight

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The General Visceral Efferent (GVE) sympathetic component is located:

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Thoracolumbar T1 - L4/5

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The General Visceral Efferent (GVE) Parasympathetic component is located:

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Craniosacral

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The General Visceral Efferent (GVE) Parasympathetic component is responsible for:

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Homeostasis (Rest and Digest)

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What is a collection on cell bodies located outside the CNS?

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Ganglion

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What are the two components of a 2 neuron pathway of the General Visceral Efferent (GVE) system.

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Preganglionic

Post ganglionic

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The General Visceral Efferent (GVE) intervates:

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Smooth Muscles

Cardiac Muscles

Glands

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Which General Visceral Efferent (GVE) is number 1:

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Sympathetic

General Visceral Efferent (GVE)

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Which General Visceral Efferent (GVE) is number 2:

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Parasympathetic

General Visceral Efferent (GVE)

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Where does the Sympathetic Nervous System occur?

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T1 - L4/5

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What is the Preganglionic Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Body Wall & Limbs)?

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Preganglionic Pathway:

Lateral gray horn (of T1-L5) –> Ventral root –> spinal nerve –> ramus communicans –> sympathetic trunk –>

First part of the pathway is ALWAYS the same!

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What is the Ganglion in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Body Wall & Limbs)?

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Ganglion:

sympathetic trunk ganglia –>

(*Potentially different)

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Sympathetic Nervous system, what is number 1?

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Post Ganglionic

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Sympathetic Nervous system, what is number 2?

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Sympathetic Trunk

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Sympathetic Nervous system, what is number 3?

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Ramus Communicans

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Sympathetic Nervous system, what is number 4?

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Pre-Ganglionic

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Sympathetic Nervous system, what is number 5?

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Ventral Root

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Sympathetic Nervous system, what is number 6?

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Spinal Nerve

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What is the nerve that is predominately depicted in this image?

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Sympathetic Trunk

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What is number 1?

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Ventral branch of the spinal nerve

(mixed nerve)

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What is number 2?

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Dorsal branch of the spinal nerve

(mixed nerve)

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What is number 3?

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Branching off the spinal nerve is the:

Communicating branch

(ramus communicans)

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What is number 4&5?

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Sympathetic trunk ganglion

(sympathetic trunk is not drawn)

[paravertebral ganglion]

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27
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What is the red arrow?

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Somatic Afferents

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What is the blue arrow?

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Somatic Efferents

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What is the Green arrow?

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Autonomic Afferents

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What is the light purple arrow?

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Pre-Ganglionic sympathetic Efferents

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31
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What is the dark purple arrow?

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Post-Ganglionic sympathetic Efferents

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What is the Postganglionic Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Body Wall & Limbs)?

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rami communicants to spinal nerves –> dorsal or ventral branches of spinal nerves

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33
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What is the Preganglionic??? Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Head)?

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lateral gray horn (of ~ T1 - T3) –> ventral root –> spinal nerve –> ramus communicans –> sympathetic trunk –> ansa subclavia –> certical sympathetic trunk (vagosympathetic trunk) –>

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What is the Ganglion in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Head)?

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cranial cervical ganglion –>

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What is the Postganglionic Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Head)?

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internal and external carotid nerve plexuses (nerves follow blood supply to the head)

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What is the Preganglionic Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Neck)?

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lateral gray horn (of ~T3-T5) –> ventral root –> spinal nerve –> ramus communicans –> sympathetic trunk –>

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What is the Ganglion in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Neck)?

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cerviocthoracic ganglion –>

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What is the Postganglionic Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Neck)?

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vertebral nerve –> rami communicantes to cervical spinal nerves –> dorsal or ventral branches of cervical spinal nerves

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What is the Preganglionic Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Thorax)?

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lateral gray horn (of ~T5-T8) –> ventral root –> spinal nerve –> ramus communicans –> sympathetic trunk – [ansa subclavia] –>

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What is the Glanglion in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Thorax)?

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cervicothoracic ganglion [or middle cervical ganglion] –>

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41
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What is the Postganglionic Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Thorax)?

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branches from the ansa subclavia [or branches corsing with vagus nerve]

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42
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What is number 1?

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cranial cervical ganglion

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43
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What is number 2?

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vagosympathetic trunk

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44
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What is number 3?

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vertebral n.

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45
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What is number 4?

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middle cervical ganglion

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46
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What is number 5?

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cervicothoracic ganglion

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47
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What is number 6?

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rami communicantes

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48
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What is number 7?

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vagus n.

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49
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What is number 8?

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ansa subclavia

50
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What is number 1?

A

middle cervical ganglion

51
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What is number 2?

A

ansa subclavia

52
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What is number 3?

A

cervicothoracic ganglion

53
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What is number 4?

A

vagosympathetic trunk

54
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What is number 5?

A

sympathetic trunk

55
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What is the Preganglionic Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Abdominal Cavity)?

A

lateral gray horn (of ~T7-L2) –> central root –> spinal nerve –> ramus communicans –> sympathetic trunk –> major, minor, or lumbar splanchnic nerves

56
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What is the Glanglion in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Abdominal Cavity)?

A

prevetrebral ganglia within plexus (celiacomesenteric ganglion, caudal mesenteric ganglion, others) –>

57
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What is the Postganglionic Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Abdominal Cavity)?

A

nerve plexuses on abdominal vessels (nerves follow blood supply to abdominal viscera)

58
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What is number 1?

A

rami communicantes

59
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What is number 2?

A

major and minor splanchnic nerves

60
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What is number 3?

61
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What is number 4?

A

celiacomesenteric ganglion & plexus

62
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What is number 5?

A

lumbar splanchnic nn.

63
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What is number 6?

A

caudal mesenteric ganglion

64
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What is number 1?

A

Sympathetic trunk

65
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What is number 2?

A

celiacomesenteric ganglion & plexus

66
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What is number 3?

A

major splanchnic nn

67
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What is number 4?

A

minor splanchnic nn

68
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What is the Preganglionic Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Pelvic Cavity)?

A

lateral gray horn (of lumbar cord segments) –> ventral root –> spinal nerve –> ramus communicans –> sympathetic trunk –> lumbar splanchnic nerves

69
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What is the Ganglion in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Pelvic Cavity)?

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caudal mesenteric ganclion –>

70
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What is the Postganglionic Pathway in the Sympathetic Nervous system (Pelvic Cavity)?

A

left/right hypogastric nerves –> pelvic plexus –> [branches which follow blood vessels to pelvic viscera]

71
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What is number 1?

A

lumbar splanchnic nn.

72
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What is number 2?

A

caudal mesenteric ganglion

73
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What is number 3?

A

hypogastric nerve

74
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What is number 4?

A

pelvic plexus

75
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What is number 1?

76
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What is number 2?

A

caudal mesenteric ganglion

77
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What is number 3?

A

hypogastric n.

78
Q

What is CN X and what does it innervate?

A

Vagus n.

Thoracic and abdominal viscera

79
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What are the main components for the Parasympathetic Nervous System?

A

CN 111

CN V11

CN IX

CN X

Sacral spinal cord

80
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What does the sacral spinal cord innervate?

A

Pelvic viscera

81
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What is the Preganglionic Pathway in the Parasympathetic Nervous System (CN X: Vagus Nerve) [Thorax (Cervical Revion)]?

A

parasympathetic nucleus of vagus nerve –> vagus nerve –> vagosympathetic trunk –> vagus nerve –> vagal branches to hear, lungs, etc (cardica nerves) [recurrent laryngeal nerves]

82
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What is the Ganglion in the Parasympathetic Nervous System (CN X: Vagus Nerve) [Thorax (Cervical Revion)]?

A

terminal ganglia (within organs innervated) –>

83
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What is the Postganglionic Pathway in the Parasympathetic Nervous System (CN X: Vagus Nerve) [Thorax (Cervical Revion)]?

A

within organ

84
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What is the Preganglionic Pathway in the Parasympathetic Nervous System (CN X: Vagus Nerve) [Abdomen]?

A

parasympathetic nucleus of vagus nerve –> vagus nerve –> vagosympathetic trunk –> vagus nerve –> dorsal & ventral branches –> dorsal & ventral vegal trunks –> dorsal vagal trunk joins celiacomesenteric pelxus via veliac branch, ventral vagal trunk goes directly to stomach and liver

85
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What is the Ganglion in the Parasympathetic Nervous System (CN X: Vagus Nerve) [Abdomen]?

A

terminal ganlia (within organs innervated) –>

86
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What is the Postganglionic Pathway in the Parasympathetic Nervous System (CN X: Vagus Nerve) [Abdomen]?

A

within organ

87
Q

What is number 1?

A

left vagosympathetic nerve trunk

88
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What is number 2?

A

left vagus nerve

89
Q

What is number 3?

A

cardiac nn.

90
Q

What is number 4?

A

recurrent laryngeal n.

91
Q

What is number 5?

A

ventral vagal nerve trunk

(to liver and stomach)

92
Q

What is number 6?

A

dorsal vagal nerve trunk

93
Q

What is number 7?

A

dorsal vagal nerve trunk

(to celiacomesenteric nerve plexus)

94
Q

What is number 8?

A

celiac plexus

95
Q

What is number 9?

A

cranial mesenteric plexus

96
Q

What is number 1?

A

Vagosympathetic trunk

97
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What is number 2?

98
Q

What is number 3?

A

ventral vagal nerve trunk

99
Q

What is number 4?

A

dorsal vagal nerve trunk

100
Q

What is number 1?

A

celiacomesenteric ganglia

101
Q

What is number 1?

A

right vagosympathetic nerve trunk

102
Q

What is number 2?

A

right vagus nerve

103
Q

What is the gray line wrapping around the aorta?

A

recurrent laryngeal n.

104
Q

What is number 3?

A

ventral vagal nerve trunk

(to liver & stomach)

105
Q

What is number 4?

A

dorsal vagal nerve trunk

106
Q

What is number 5?

A

dorsal vagal nerve trunk

(to celiacomesenteric nerve plexus)

107
Q

What is number 6?

A

celiac plexus

108
Q

What is number 7?

A

cranial mesenteric plexus

109
Q

What is the Preganglionic Pathway in the Parasympathetic Nervous System (Sacral Spinal Cord S1-S3)?

A

intermediate gray matter (of S1-S3) –> ventral root –> spinal nerve –> ventral branch –> lumbosacral plexus –> pelvic nerve –> pelvic plexus –>

110
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What is the Ganglion in the Parasympathetic Nervous System (Sacral Spinal Cord S1-S3)?

A

pelvic ganglia within pelvic plexus –>

111
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What is the Postganglionic Pathway in the Parasympathetic Nervous System (Sacral Spinal Cord S1-S3)?

A

branches from pelvic plexus to pelvic visera

112
Q

What is number 1?

A

ventral root

113
Q

What is number 2?

A

spinal nerve

114
Q

What is number 3?

A

lumbosacral plexus

115
Q

What is number 4?

A

pelvic nerve

116
Q

What is number 5?

A

pelvic plexus

117
Q

What is number 6?

A

hypogastric nerve

118
Q

What is number 1?

A

pelvic visceral

119
Q

What is number 2?

A

hypogastric nerve

120
Q

What is number 3?

A

pelvic plexus

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