Final Material Flashcards
T/F: The parasympathetic NS and the sympathetic NS work in concert w/ one another, not in opposition.
True
Parasympathetic pre-gang fibers are carried in which cranial nerves?
CN 3, 7, 9, 10 and S2, S3, S4 spinal nerves
In general, CN 3, 7, & 9 will supply structures in the __, whereas CN 10 will supply structures in the _____.
Head (3,7,9)
Neck, Thorax, & Abdomen (10)
What structures do S2, S3, S4 supply?
Distal digestive system and urogenital system
Where are pre-gang cell bodies located from CN3?
Accessory oculomotor n. (Edinger Westphal)
The ciliary ganglion is associated with which parasympathetic CN?
CN 3
Post-gang parasymp carried in short ciliary nerves supply which 2 muscles?
Ciliaris
Sphincter pupillae
Which eye muscle is used when we are focusing on closer objects?
Ciliaris
Preganglionic cell bodies of ____(CN) are located in the superior part of the salivary nucleus?
CN 7
At what point does the greater petrosal nerve leave the facial nerve?
Geniculate ganglion
What structures will the greater petrosal nerve eventually supply?
Lacrimal gl
nasal gl
palatine gl
pharyngeal gl
What nerve combines with the lingual nerve to reach the submandibular ganglion?
Chorda tympani
What structures will the chorda tympani supply with parasympathetics?
Submandibular gl
Sublingual gl
Oral mucosa
Lingual gl of anterior tongue
T/F: The glossopharyngeal nerve’s pre-gang cell bodies are located in the superior part of the salivary nucleus.
False: CN 9-inferior part of salivary n
CN 7-superior part of salivary n
Which glands are supplied by the glossopharyngeal nerve?
Parotid gland and posterior lingual gland
Preganglionic cell bodies of the Vagus Nerve are located in which nucleus?
Posterior nucleus of the Vagus
The Vagus nerve’s pathway to the heart is carried in which nerves?
Superior Cardiac N.
Inferior Cardiac N.
The pathway to the heart from the Vagus Nerve reaches which 3 structures?
SA node
AV node
AV bundle–>subendocardial branches
CN 10 reaches what structures in the lungs?
Constriction of bronchial musculature
Increased secretion of bronchial glands
Vagal parasympathetics reach the submucosal plexus and the myenteric plexus via what nerves?
Anterior and Posterior Vagal trunks (note..no longer right and left vagal trunks)
T/F: The posterior vagal trunk supplies the spleen and kidneys.
True
T/F: The kidneys motor supply is strictly sympathetic.
True
Which plexuses supply the distal part of the digestive tract?
Inferior Hypogastric Plexus
Superior Hypogastric Plexus
Inferior Mesenteric Plexus
What is the main target of parasympathetics sent to the urinary bladder?
Detrusor muscle–>emptying of bladder
From what cord levels do sympathetics arise from?
Lateral horn of T1-L2/L3
Symp preganglionic fibers release ___.
Acetylcholine
The sympathetic trunk extends from the ____ ____ ganglion to the ____ ____.
Superior cervical ganglion to the ganglion impar
T/F: There is a ganglion associated with every cord level.
False: 21-22 ganglion
3 C, 11 T, 4 L, 4 S
T/F: Ganglia in the cervical region lie posterior to the carotid sheath.
True
Ganglia are found anterior to the neck of the ribs in the ___ ____; whereas the ganglion are found on the lateral aspect of the vertebral bodies in the ___ ___.
Upper thoracic; Lower thoracic
The __ cervical ganglion may fuse with the 1st thoracic ganglion to form the ___ ___.
Inferior; Stellate ganglion
The upper 4 cervical ganglion fuse to form what ganglion?
Superior cervical ganglion
T/F: The superior cervical ganglion is the largest of the cervical sympathetic ganglion.
True
Which branches from the superior cervical ganglion travel to the pharynx, larynx, and heart?
Medial branches
The anterior branches from the superior cervical ganglion follow which blood vessels?
Common carotid arteries
External carotid arteries
T/F: The inferior cervical ganglion is the smallest of the cervical ganglion.
False middle=smallest
The middle cervical ganglion is located at the level of __.
C6
Thyroid branches to the thyroid and parathyroid glands are from the ___ cervical ganglion.
middle
Which ganglion lies at the level of C7 transverse process and neck of the first rib?
Inferior cervical ganglion (possibly stellate ganglion if fused)
T/F: All 12 thoracic nerves have a gray and white ramus communicans.
True
T/F: The upper five thoracic ganglion supply structures in the thoracic cavity
True
How many splanchnic nerves are associated with the lower 7 segments of the thoracic sympathetic trunk?
3: Greater, Lesser, and Least
The greater splanchnic nerve is formed by which ganglia, that terminate in the celiac ganglion.
Greater=T5-T9/T10
Which splanchnic nerve terminates in the renal plexus and is made up solely of the T12 ganglion?
Least splanchnic N
The lesser splanchnic nerve is made up from which ganglia and ends as which ganglion?
T9-T10/T11; aorticorenal ganglion
Which lumbar nerves have white ramus communicans and which have gray ramus communicans?
White-L1, L2
Gray-L1-L5
Pre-gang, symp fibers to head and neck come from where and synapse where?
T1 and T2 nerves; synapse in superior cervical ganglion
Sympathetics to the heart typically involve which thoracic nerves?
T1-T4
T2-T4 nerves carrying sympathetics to the lungs will synapse in which ganglia?
Second, third, and fourth thoracic ganglia
T/F: Upper extremity symp carried in T3-T9; whereas lower extremity symp carried in T10-T12.
False: Upper ex: T3-T7
Lower ex: T10-L2
T5-T12 levels will carry sympathetics to where?
Abdominal viscera
Pelvic viscera symp information comes from what thoracic levels?
T10-L2 (same as lower extremity)
The superior cervical ganglion sends branches to which cranial nerves?
CN 9, 10, 12
T/F: The internal carotid nerve is a branch from the superior cervical ganglion that will eventually divide into lateral and medial branches.
True
The internal carotid plexus is formed by which nerve: lateral internal carotid or medial internal carotid?
Lat–internal carotid plexus
Med–cavernous plexus
What structures do symp traveling from the medial internal carotid nerve through the ciliary ganglion supply?
Ciliaris
Dilator pupillae
Tarsus muscles of the upper eyelid
Branches accompanying the inferior thyroid artery supplying the thyroid gland originate from which cervical ganglion?
Middle cervical ganglion
T/F: Laryngopharyngeal branches are from the superior cervical ganglion whereas cardiac branches come from each of the cervical ganglia.
True
Which thoracic ganglia send post-gang symp fibers to the thoracic aorta?
T1-T5 ganglia
What is the main contribution to the esophageal plexus?
Vagus and recurrent laryngeal nerves; symp from the greater splanchnic nerves
What are the 3 contributions to the thoracic aortic plexus?
- Vagus n
- Greater splanchnic n
- T1-T5 symp ganglia
T/F: Parasymp stimulation from the pulmonary plexus results in bronchial dilation
False: …bronchial constriction
What is the largest prevertebral plexus?
Celiac plexus
What are the 3 pairs of well-defined ganglia associated with the celiac plexus?
- celiac
- superior mesenteric
- aorticorenal
Which artery does the suprarenal plexus accompany?
Middle suprarenal artery