Nerves of the thorax Flashcards

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Which tissues are supplied by sympathetics only?

A
  • Certain blood vessels
  • erector pili muscles
  • sweat glands
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What neuron is myelinated?

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The preganglionic neuron

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3
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What neuron is unmyelinated?

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The postganglionic neuron

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4
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Where does the vagus nerve exit the cranial cavity?

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The jugular foramen

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5
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Where does the vagus nerve lie when descending down the neck?

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Between the internal jugular vein and the internal (then common) carotid artery

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What vessels does the right vagus nerve lie between when entering the thoracic cavity?

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The right subclavian artery and the brachiocephalic vein

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What vessels does the left vagus nerve lie between when entering the thoracic cavity?

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Posterior to the left brachiocephalic vein, between the subclavian and common carotid arteries.

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What nerve does the (left and right) recurrent laryngeal nerve come off of?

A

The Vagus nerve (left and right)

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What vessel does the right recurrent laryngeal nerve wind around?

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The right subclavian artery (then ascends towards the larynx)

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What vessel does the left recurrent laryngeal nerve wind around?

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The aortic arch (just posterolateral to the ligamentum arteriosum)

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11
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What do the recurrent laryngeal nerves innervate?

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  • Intrinsic laryngeal muscles (except 1)
  • Middle and inferior pharyngeal constrictor muscles
  • Sensory to the laryngeal cavity below the level of the vocal folds
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12
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What levels are the lateral horns located in on the spinal cord

A

T1 -L2

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13
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Where is the sympathetic trunk located?

A
  • Anterior to the neck of the ribs (lateral aspect of vertebral bodies)
  • Covered by the parietal pleura
  • Extends from the atlas to the cocyx
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14
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What is the name of the ganglion adjacent to the C1 - 4 vertebra?

A

Superior Cervical Ganglion

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What is the name of the region where the left and right sympathetic trunks fuse?

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The ganglion impar

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16
Q

At what levels is the superior cervical sympathetic ganglia found?

A

C1 - 4

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At what levels is the middle cervical sympathetic ganglia found?

18
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At what levels is the inferior cervical sympathetic ganglia found?

19
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What is the name of the inferior cervical + T1 ganglia called?

A

Stellate ganglion (cervicothoracic)

20
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What colour are unmyelinated axons?

21
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What colour are myelinated axons?

22
Q

What are the sympathetic nerves called that supply the abdominal viscera?

A

Splanchnic nerves

23
Q

What are the thoracic splanchnic nerves called?

A
  • Greater splanchnic nerve
  • Lesser splanchnic nerve
  • Least splanchnic nerve
24
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What are the splanchnic nerves called?

A
  • Thoracic splanchnic nerve (greater, lesser, least)
  • Lumbar splanchnic nerve
  • Pelvic splanchnic nerve
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What vertebrae do the sympathetics of the head come from?
T1- T3
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What vertebrae do the sympathetics of the upper limb come from?
T4 - T6
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What vertebrae do the sympathetics of the thoracic and abdominal walls come from?
T1 - T-12
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What vertebrae do the sympathetics of the lower limb come from?
T12 - L2
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What are the visceral plexuses called in the thorax?
- Cardiac plexus - Pulmonary plexus - Oesophageal plexus
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Where is the cardiac plexus located?
Anterior to the bifurication of the trachea and posterior to the descending aorta
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Where is the pulmonary plexus located?
Anterior and (mainly) posterior to the roots of the lungs
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What nerves are contained in the cardiac plexus?
- Sympathetics from T1 - 5 ganglia + inferior and middle cervical ganglia - Parasympathetics from vagus
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What nerves are contained in the pulmonary plexus?
- Sympathetics from T2 - 4 ganglia | - Parasympathetics from vagus
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Where do intercostal nerves originate from?
Anterior rami of thoracic spinal nerves
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What is contained within the intercostal nerves?
- Motor branches to the intercostal and abdominal wall muscles - Visceromotor branches to vessels - Lateral cutaneous branch - Anterior cutaneous branch
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What kind of tumour can affect the sympathetic trunk or stellate ganglia?
- Pancoast's tumour | Tumour at the apex of the lung
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What is Horner's syndrome
- often a result of pancoast's tumour - Results in: - Ptosis (drooping) of the upper eyelid - Pupillary constriction (miosis) - Anhydrosis (lack of sweating) - Flushing of the face
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The nerves of what vertebra lead into the gretaer spanchnic nerve?
T5 - 9
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The nerves of what vertebra lead into the lesser spanchnic nerve?
T10 - 11
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The nerves of what vertebra lead into the least spanchnic nerve?
T12