para and sym Flashcards
Location of preganglionic cell body Lateral horns of spinal cord gray matter (T1–L2)
symp
Location of preganglionic cell body
Brainstem and lateral parts of spinal gray matter (S2–S4
para
Outflow from the CNS
Spinal nerves
Sympathetic nerves
Splanchnic nerves
sym
Outflow from the CNS
cranial nerves
splanchnic nerves
para
GANGLIA
Sympathetic chain ganglia along spinal cord for spinal and sympathetic nerves; collateraganglia for splanchnic nerves
SYM
Number of postganglionic neurons
Many (much divergence)
SYM
GANGLIA
Terminal ganglia near or on effector organ
PARA
Number of postganglionic neurons
Few (less divergence)
PARA
Short preganglionic
SYM
LONG PREGANGLIONIC
PARA
SHORT POSTGANGLIONIC
PARA
LONG POSTGANGLIONIC
SYM