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Nervous System - Anatomy 08/11/17 Flashcards

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What does the CNS do?

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Integrate signals for the body to be able to perform higher mental functions

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What does the PNS do and what is it composed of?

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Relay the signals to and from brain and spinal cords; includes 12 cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves

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What is the SNS responsible for?

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Voluntary actions and SENSATION. Supplies skeletal muscle

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What is the ANS responsible for?

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Involuntary nervous system supplying smooth involuntary muscle, glands, and viscera

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What is another name for the ANS?

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Visceral Nervous System

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What is the ANS composed of?

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Autonomic parts of CNS and PNS

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What composes nervous tissue?

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Neurons and neuroglia

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What kind of cells are neurons? Neuroglia?

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Nerve cells; glial cells

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What are glial cells?

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Surround neuron and provide support

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What unit are neurons for the nervous system? What are they specialized for?

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Functional and structural units; rapid communication

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What 3 things are neurons composed of?

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  1. Cell body
  2. Axon
  3. Dendrites
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Axon

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Single appendage and carries impulses away from cell body

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What can some axons have? Why?

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Myelin sheath to increase velocity of communication

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Dendrites

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Multiple extensions and carry impulses to the body

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15
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Where do neurons communicate and how?

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Synapses; chemical neurotransmitters

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What are neuroglia? Are they more abundant than neurons?

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Support, insulate, and nourish (Sin) neurons; yes

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17
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What two things do neurons have in the CNS?

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  1. Nucelus

2. Tract

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18
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CNS Neuron Nucleus. What does it form?

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Collection of nerve cell bodies. Gray matter

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CNS Neuron Tract. What does it form?

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Bundle of nerve fibers connecting CNS nuclei. White matter.

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20
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What 2 neurons are in the PNS?

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  1. Ganglion

2. Peripheral nerves

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PNS Neuron Ganglion

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Collection of neuronal cell bodies outside of CNS

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PNS Neruon Peripheral Nerve

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Bundles of nerve fibers, their coverings, and vessels

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23
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What are the 5 types of vertebrae?

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  1. Cervical
  2. Thoracic
  3. Lumbar
  4. Sacral
  5. Coccygeal
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How many cervical?

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7

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How many thoracic?

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12

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How many lumbar?

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5

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How many sacral?

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5

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How many coccygeal?

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4

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29
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How many pairs of spinal nerves?

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31

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30
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How many cervical nerves?

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8

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31
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How many thoracic nerves?

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12

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32
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How many lumbar nerves?

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5

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33
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How many sacral nerves?

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5

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34
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How many coccygeal spinal nerves?

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1

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35
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Where does each pair of nerves leave?

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Vertebral canal through the intervertebral foramen between pedicles of adjacent vertebrae

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Where does the C4 spinal nerve exit? C7?

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The C4 spinal nerves exits in the IV foramen ABOVE C4 vertebrae. C7 spinal nerve exits in the IV foramen above c7 vertebrae

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37
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What about C8 spinal nerve?

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Above T1 - now everything shifts by 1

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38
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Where does L4 exit?

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Above L5

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39
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What 2 things does a spinal nerve have in the anterior view?

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White/gray (H shaped) matter

40
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pHAG

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The H=shaped Gray matter has the anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) horns

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Efferent

42
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Afferent

43
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What part of the spinal nerve is unique to the posterior horn of the spinal nerve?

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Spinal Ganglion

44
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CANS

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Anterior horn arises from the CNS

45
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Anterior Horn is motor or sensory?

46
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Posterior Horn is motor or sensory?

47
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More myelin is what color?

48
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What type of muscle is associated with the anterior horn?

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Voluntary, skeletal muscle

49
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How do neurons return sensory information?

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Via the same level of the spinal cord at the spinal nerve of the POSTERIOR root

50
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What is the posterior spinal/dorsal root ganglion for?

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Houses cell bodies of the sensory neurons lateral to the IV foramen

51
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What does the posterior ramus supply?

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Mixed motor/sensory spinal nerves to the:

  1. Synovial joints of vertebral column
  2. Overlying skin
  3. Deep muscles of back
52
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What does the anterior ramus supply?

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Much larger area than posterior. Supplies mixed nerve fibers to the rest of the body wall and upper/lower limbs

53
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Where are the cell bodies of the motor neurons?

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Anterior horn

54
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What is “innervation”?

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Arrangement or distribution of nerves to an organ or body body

55
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Define dermatome.

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Strip of skin innervated by sensory fibers of a single spinal nerve

56
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What are 3 diagnostically important dermatomes?

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a) T4- Nipple
b) T10 - Umbilicus
c) L1 - Lowest anterior body wall ignoring male body part

57
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Define myotome

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Muscle innervated by a single spinal nerve

58
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What is a clinical correlation for dermatomes and myotomes?

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Herniated disks

59
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Define conus medullaris

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End of spinal cord, expanded area

60
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In the embryo and fetus, how long does the spinal cord run?

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The entire length of the vertebral column

61
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At birth, where does the spinal cord extend to?

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L2/L3 vertebral levels

62
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How about the adult?

63
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Define filum terminale

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Anchors spinal cord to coccyx by a cord

64
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Define cauda equina

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Nerve roots dropping off bottom of spinal cord

65
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Does concordance decline as your move down the spinal cord?

66
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Define meninges.

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3 membraneous layers that cover the spinal cord

67
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What else is related to the meninges? Functions?

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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); protect brain and spinal cord

68
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What are the 3 layers to the meninges?

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  1. Pia mater
  2. Arachnoid matter
  3. Dura matter
69
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Pia matter forms what?

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Denticulate ligaments at attachments

70
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Arachnoid matter adheres where?

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Close to dura matter in life

71
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What does arachnoid matter contain? What is its function?

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Subarachnoid space (between pia and arachnoid). Contains CSF and potential space between pia and arachnoid

72
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What is the toughest layer?

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Dura matter (outermost, thicker)

73
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Where does the dura matter end? What else ends there?

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S2. CSF in subarachnoid space

74
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Where should you withdraw CSF in an adult?

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Below L1/L2

75
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What is the epidural space?

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Separates meninges from vertebral column

76
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What is the epidural space filled with?

77
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What does the pia matter form to anchor the spinal cord?

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Denticulate ligaments

78
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What does the pia matter do so its not prone to spinal cord injuries?

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Condensation down to the coccyx that forms the filum terminale that holds the spinal cord in place

79
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Where does the Somatic Nervous System (SNS) supply motor and sensory information to?

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Entire body except:

  1. Viscera
  2. Smooth muscle
  3. Glands
80
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What is another name for the Autonomic Nervous Systen? (ANS)

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Visceral nervous system

81
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What does the ANS do?

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Supply motor and sensory innervation to cardiac muscles, smooth muscles in walls of blood vessels and organs, and glands

82
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What can the ANS efferent nerve fibers be divided in to?

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Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Nervous Systems

83
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Sympathetic Nervous System

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Catabolic (fight or flight)

84
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Define Catabolic

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To break down

85
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Parasympathetic Nervous System

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Anabolic. Promotes normal functions and energy conservations

86
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Where is the presynaptic neuron located?

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Gray matter

87
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Where is the postsynaptic neuron located?

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Autonomic ganglia outside CNS

88
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What is another term for synaptic?

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Pre/Post “ganglionic” neuron

89
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Where are the presynaptic sympathetic cell bodies located?

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Intermediolateral cell columns (IML) or nucle of spinal cord that extends from T1-L2

90
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Where are the postsynaptic sympathetic cell bodies located?

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Paraverterbral ganglia

91
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What does the paraverterbral ganglia do?

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Link together to form sympathetic trunk

92
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Define plexus

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Network of nerves or vessels in the body

93
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Define ganglion

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Structure containing a number of nerve cell bodies

94
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What is the exception for postsynaptic fibers exiting through branches of aorta?

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Seprarenal gland

95
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How do visceral afferents return sensations?

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Via white rami

96
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Where are visceral afferent cell bodies?

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Spinal ganglion

97
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Do visceral afferents synapse outside CNS?

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