Exam 4 Visceral Nervous System Flashcards
Where are the cell bodies located for visceral afferent nerves
Posterior root ganglia or relevant cranial nerve ganglion
The central processes (axons) enter cord through whaat
The posterior root or specific cranial nerve
What do peripheral processes (dendrites) carry
Impulses from viscera to cell bodies of autonomic ganglia, plexus, somatic nerves without synapse
Sympathetic afferents travel through what to spinal ganglia
Through the sympathetic trunk by passing through white ramus communicans (for spinal ganglia)
What travels in sacral spinal nerves and cranial nerves
Parasympathetic afferents
Visceral afferents are associated with receptors that are sensitive to what
Pressure, chemical concentrations, and muscle stretching
Pregang parasymp fibers are what kind
Cholinergic
What are the pregang parasymp fibers
CN 3, 7, 9, 10 and spinal nerves 2, 3, 4
Where do postgang parasymp fibers extend to
Effector organs
Post gang parasymp fibers extend to effector organs to do what 4 things
Decrease CO, constrict bronchial tree, constrict pupils, stimulate peristalsis
What parasymp fibers will supply structures in the head
CN 3, 7, 9
What parasympathetic will supply cardiac, respiratory, digestive structrues in neck, thorax, abdomen
CN X - vagus
What parasympathetics supply the distal parts of the digestive system and urogential system
S 2,3,4
Where are the preganglionic cell bodies located at for the oculomotor nerve
The oculomotor nucleus within the midbrain periaquaductal gray
Where does the oculomotor nerve synapse when going into the orbit
The ciliary ganglion then to the eye
Where are postgang axons for the oculomotor nerve carried in
Ciliary nerves that enter eyeball
What muscles do postgang axons of the oculomotor nerve supply after being carried to the eye
The ciliary muscle and the sphincter pupillae
Pregang cell bodies of the facial nerve are located where
In the superior salivary nucleus
Where does the facial nerve exit the CNS
In the intermediate nerve carried in two branches, greater petrosal and chorda tympani
Where does the greater petrosal nerve leave the facial nerve
At the geniculate ganglion carrying pregang parasymp fibers
After reentering in the temporal bone through the foramen lacerum where does the greater petrosal nerve go
Travels in pterygoid canal to synapse in pterygopalatine ganglion
Postgang fibers of the greater petrosal nerve are distributed in the lacrimal to where
The lacrimal, nasal, palatine, and pharyngeal glands
Where does the chorda tympani carrying pregang parasymp fibers leave the temporal bone
The pterygotympanic fissure
After leaving the temporal bone what does the chorda tympani combine with
The lingual nerve (mandibular division trigeminal)
The pregang fibers of the chorda tympani leave the lingual to reach where
The submandibular ganglion
Postgang fibers of the chorda tympani travel to where
The submandibular and sublingual glands (also recieve parasymp info from submandibular gland)
Where are pregang cell bodies located for the glossopharyngeal nerve
The inferior salivary nucleus
The pregang parasymp fibers of the glossopharyngeal pass through the tympanic plexus and reform as the what
Lesser petrosal nerve
Postgang parasymp fibers from the glossopharyngeal go from otic ganglion and carried to where
Parotid and posterior lingual glands
How do postgang parasymp fibers of the glossopharyngeal nerve reach the parotid gland
Via the auriculotemporal nerve
Other visceral afferents are carried in what branch of the glossopharyngeal from baroreceptors
The carotid branch
The carotid branch of glossopharyngeal carries visceral afferents from what baroreceptors/chemoreceptors
The carotid sinus and chemoreceptors of carotid body
Where are pregang cells of the vagus nerve located
In posterior nucleus of vagus
Postgang cells of the vagus are located in the organs or blood vessels of what organs
Myocardium, submucosal plexus, and myenteric plexus
Pregang fibers of the vagus for the heart are carried in what
Superior/inferior cardiac nerves
Parasympathetic impulses from the vagus will do what
Inhibit the myocardium and constrict the coronary arteries
Parasympatheic impulses to the lungs do what
Result in constriction of bronchial tree and increase secretions
Where are pregang fibers of the vagus carried to the lungs
In anterior and posterior bronchial branches
Postgang fibers of the vagus reach where in the lungs
Bronchial musculature and bronchial glands
Pregang fibers of the vagus are carried where on the path to the esophagus
Recurrent laryngeal nerves and anterior/posterior esophageal branches
Postgang fibers of the vagus supply what
Smooth muscle of esophagus (skeletal =recurrent laryngeal)
Prgang fibers of the vagus reach the stomach via branches from where
Anterior (about 4) and posterior (about 6) vagal trunks (branches)
Postgang axons of the vagus reach where in the stomach
Smooth muscle fibers through plexuses
Parasympathetic stimulation of the vagus nerve in the stomach results in what
Contraction of smooth ms. And secretion of gastric juices
Pregang fibers of the vagus travel to the SI, cecum, appendix, ascending and transverse colon how
Posterior vagal trunk
How do pregang fibers of the vagus reach the duodenum
Through the celiac plexus
The remaining fibers of pregang vagus nerve reach the destination through the celiac plexus and where
Superior messenteric plexus
Parasympathetic stimulation of the vagus nerve results in what within the intestines
Contraction of smooth ms. And secretomotor for intestinal glands
Why are visceral afferents to the vermiform appendix important within the vagus nerve
Nociceptors are located here to indicate pain sensation
Pregang fibers of the vagus reach the gall bladder, pancreas, and biliary tree primarily how
Hepatic branch of right vagal trunk
Parsympathetic stimulation of the vagus to the gall bladder, pancreas, and biliary tree has what impact
Increases smooth muscle activity in gall bladder/biliary tree. Secretomotor for the pancreatic glands
Pregang fibers of the vagus reach the spleen how
From the posterior vagal trunk through splenic plexus (celiac plexus)
The motor supply to the kidneys is strictly _____
Sympathetic
Fibers reaching the kidney via parasympathetic pathways are what
Likely visceral afferents (nociceptors) to detect pain from kidney stones
Where are the cell bodies located for the parasymp pathways to the kidneys that are visceral affferents
Sup. Inf. Ganglion
Pregang fibers from vagus to liver are from where
Anterior vagal trunk some posterior
Like kidneys, parasymp supply to liver is primarily what
Visceral afferent
Fibers from vagus to suprarenal glands go through what
Posterior vagal trunk
What are the 4 organs that are primarily visceral afferent when it comes to parasympthatic supply
Kidney, liver, appendix, suprarenal glands
Sacral parasymp pathways arise in lateral horns of what
S2-4 cord levels
What are sacral parasymp fibers carried in
Inferior in cauda equina
After exiting sacral foramina sacral parasymp fibers are carried in what
Pelvic splanchnic nerves (parsymp)
Pelvic planchnic nerves travel to where and get distributed to pelvic organs
Inferior hypogastric plexus
Pregang parasymp fibers of sacral pathways travel through where
Inferior hypogastric plexus
Pregang fibers of parsymp sacral nerves go to colon through inferior hypogastric plexus to reach what
Superior hypogastric, inferior mesenteric plexus through hypogastic nerve
Pregang fibers of sacral parasymp travel to bladder through
Inferior hypogastric plexus
Parasymp stimulation of sacral nerves to bladder will do what
Initiate emptying of the bladder
What neurons inhibited as the bladder empties
Somatic supply to external urethral sphincter
Pregang fibers reach the prostatic plexus via what
Inferior hypogastric plexus
Postgang fibers reach what of the porstatic urethra and seminal vesicle
The smooth ms.