cervical sympathetic trunk and ganglia

Question 1

where does the trunk lie in?

Answer 1

between the carotid sheath and the longus colli and capitus muscles.

Question 2

are there white rami comunicans in the cervical sympathetic trunk?

Answer 2

no!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <—- not enough !

Question 3

what levels are the gray ramus comunicans located?

Answer 3

at each cervical nerve.

Question 4

how many cervical ganglia are and what are they called?

Answer 4

3 the superior, middle, and inferior cervical ganglia

Question 5

what is the stellate ganglion?

Answer 5

it is when the inferior cervical ganglion fuses with the first thoracic ganglia.

Question 6

what is the largest cervical sympathetic ganglion?

Answer 6

superior cervical ganlia.

Question 7

how is the superior cervical ganlion formed?

Answer 7

union of the upper four cervical ganglia.

Question 8

where is the superior cervical ganglion located?

Answer 8

C2-C3 between carotid sheath and longus capitus muscle.

Question 9

how many postganglionic branches are given off of the superior cervical ganglion?

Answer 9

3 a anterior, medial, and lateral.

Question 10

what are the lateral branches and what do they communicate with?

Answer 10

they are the gray rami communicans and they communicate with the anterior primary rami of C4 as well as some cranial nerves.

Question 11

where do the medial branches travel to and what do they carry?

Answer 11

they travel to the larynx, pharynx, and heart and they carry efferent info.

Question 12

what is the branch from the medial branch to the heart called?

Answer 12

superior cardiac nerves

Question 13

where do the anterior branches go and what do they supply?

Answer 13

they follow the common and external carotid arteries. they supply the vessels that supply blood to structures inside and outside the skull.

Question 14

what is the smallest cervical sympathetic ganglia?

Answer 14

middle cervical ganglion.

Question 15

where is the middle cervical ganglia located?

Answer 15

C6

Question 16

what does the middle cervical ganglia communicate with via what?

Answer 16

communicates with the primary rami of C5-C6 via the gray rami communicans

Question 17

how many branches are there from the middle cervical ganglia and what are they called?

Answer 17

2 the thyroid branches and the cardiac branches.

Question 18

where does the thyroid branch go to and what is its primary function?

Answer 18

it travels to the thyroid and parathyroid glands and its primary function vasomotor.

Question 19

what does the cardiac branch make?

Answer 19

the middle cardiac nerves.

Question 20

what do the cardiac branches contribute to?

Answer 20

deep part of the cardiac plexus.

Question 21

where does the inferior ganglion lie?

Answer 21

at C7s transverse process and neck of the first rib.

Question 22

what does the inferior ganglion communicate with and via what?

Answer 22

communicates with the anterior primary rami of C7 and C8 (also T1 if fused to form stellate ganglion) via the gray rami communicans.

Question 23

cardiac branches from the inferior ganglion travel to heart as?

Answer 23

the inferior cardiac nerves.

Question 24

where are other branches from the inferior ganglion sent to?

Answer 24

other branches from the inferior ganglion are sent to the subclavion artery to form plexuses around it and its branches, principally the axillary and vertebral artery.