Lecture 11- Autonomic nervous system

Question 1

What CN make up the parasympathetic nervous system?

Answer 1

III, VII, IX, X

Question 2

What are the targets of the autonomic nervous system?

Answer 2

Smooth muscle
Cardiac muscle
Glands

Question 3

What are small branches that come off the spinal nerves?

Answer 3

Rami communicans

Question 4

How many rami communicans are there?

Answer 4

13 thoracic pair
5 lumbar pairs

Question 5

When does a neuron become postganglionic?

Answer 5

When there are no other ganglia to reach

Question 6

Loop in the sympathetic trunk

Answer 6

Ansa

Question 7

Nerves that leave the sympathetic trunk in the thoracic region

Answer 7

Thoracic spanchnic (post synaptic)

Question 8

Nerve that feeds into the celiac ganglion

Answer 8

Major splanchnic

Question 9

3 celiacomesenteric ganglia

Answer 9

Celiac ganglion
Cranial mesenteric ganglion
Caudal mesenteric gangllion
(follow vessels to the hepatic portal system?)

Question 10

Neuron that feeds into the cranial mesenteric ganglion

Answer 10

Minor splechnic

Question 11

Neuron that feeds into the caudal mesenteric ganglion

Answer 11

Lumbar splanchnic