Autonomic nervous system part 2 Flashcards
What is the stellate ganglion
- Fused inferior cervical ganglion and T1 ganglion
Path of postganglionic fibres from the cervical ganglia to supply upper limbs
- Exit via grey rami communicans to spinal nerves
Path of postganglionic fibres from the cervical ganglia to supply the heart
- Follows path of common carotid artery
Path of postganglionic fibres from the cervical ganglia to supply the eye and lacrimal gland
- Fibres go up to join the internal carotid plexus
- Same path as internal/external carotid artery to head
Path of postganglionic fibres from the cervical ganglia to supply the submandibular and parotid glands
- Fibres join external carotid plexus to inhibit secretions of submandibular and parotid glands
What is horner’s syndrome
- Disruption of the sympathetic supply to head
- Any part of pathway - hypothalamus to preganglionic neurons
- Pupil
- Eyelid
- Skin of face
What is miosis
- Excessive constriction of the pupil
What is ptosis
- Falling or drooping of the upper eyelid
What is anhydrosis
- Lack of sweating
Exit of postganglionic fibres exit from thoracic sympathetic ganglia to supply heart and lungs
- Grey rami communicans to spinal nerves
- Medial branches to heart and lungs (cardiac plexus)
Path of preganglionic fibres exit via thoracic splanchnic nerves to abdomen
- Preganglionic fibres exit via thoracic splanchnic nerves to abdomen
- Greater, lesser and least to prevertebral ganglia
How many lumbar sympathetic trunk ganglia are there
- 4
Path of the postganglionic fibres exit from lumbar sympathetic ganglia
- Grey rami communicans to spinal nerves
Path of the preganglionic fibres exit from lumbar sympathetic ganglia
- Lumbar splanchnic nerves to pelvis
- Synapse to prevertebral ganglia
How many sacral sympathetic trunk ganglia are there
- 4