Autonomics Of The Eye And Orbit Flashcards
Preganaglionic neuron cell body of sympathetic nervous system
T1-L2
Postganglionic neuron of sympathetic
Close by in the sympathetic chain
-longest fiber
NT for sympathetic
Epi/norepi
Where do all of the head and neck sympathetic synapse?
Superior cervical ganglion
Preganglionic nerve cell body in parasympathetic
Brainstem or sacral spinal cord
-long
What are the parasympathetic cranial nerves
3,7,9,10
Where is the postganglionic cell body in parasympathetic
In a ganglion near the target organ
Length of parasympathetic postganglionic fibers
Short
What is the NT of parasympathetic
Ach
Ocular structures innervated by the autonomic nervous system
- iris muscles (iris sphincter and iris dilator muscles)
- ciliary muscles
- smooth muscles of the eyelids (Mullers Muscle)
- choroidal and conjunctival blood vessels
- lacrimal glands
What are the main parasympathetic CN that innervate the eye
3,7
Where does the sympathetic nervous system originate
In the lateral gray column of the thoracic and upper lumbar segments of the spinal cord
Where doe sympathetic innervation for ocular structures originate?
Segments T1-T3
Where does the parasympathetic innervation of ocular structures originate
In the midbrain and pons (CN III and VII)
Where is the preganglionic neuron of the efferent pathway located of the ANS
In the brain or spinal cord
Where is the cell body of the second neuron in the ANS efferent pathway located
In a ganglion outside the CNS
Where does the preganglionic fiber of the ANS efferent pathway terminate?
Myelinated, terminates in an autonomic ganglion, where synapse occurs
Where does the postganglionic fiber of the ANS efferent pathway go
Nonmyelinated
-exits the ganglion and innervates the target structure
Sympathetic ganglia usually are located __________, whereas parasympathetic ganglia are located ________
- near the spinal column
- near the target structure
Ocular structures supplied by the sympathetic system
Iris dilator Ciliary muscle Smooth muscle of lids Lacrimal gland Choroidal and conjunctival blood
Ocular structures innervated by the parasympathetic
Iris sphincter
Ciliary muscle
Lacrimal gland
Blood vessels
What is the main difference between the structure that are innervated by the parasympathetic and the sympathetic
Iris muscles
Where do the sympathetic preganglionic fibers synapse that are going to ocular structures
Superior cervical ganglion
What do the postganglionic sympathetic fibers do after they leave the superior cervical ganglion?
- form the carotid plexus and the internal carotid artery
- and enter the skull through the carotid canal
How do the network of fine sympathetic fibers destined for ocular structures leave hte plexus?
In the cavernous sinus and take multiple pathways to the target structures