Parasympathetic and Sympathetic Flashcards
1
Q
Facial nerve is?
A
CN VII
2
Q
Glossopharyngeal is?
A
CN IX
3
Q
Vagus is?
A
CN X
4
Q
What does the facial nerve do?
A
Secretomotor to lacrimal, nasal, palatine, sublingual and submandibular glands
5
Q
What does the glossopharyngeal nerve do?
A
Secretomotor to parotid gland
6
Q
What does the vagus nerve do?
A
Visceral motor fibres to the heart, lungs and abdominal viscera
7
Q
What is the sympathetic chain?
A
A linked group of paravertebral ganglia from cervical to sacral regions
8
Q
Where does the sympathetic chain end?
A
Ganglion impar
9
Q
What does the sympathetic chain communicate with?
A
The spinal nerves and prevertebral ganglia
10
Q
How does the sympathetic chain communicate to the spinal nerves?
A
Through rami communicates
11
Q
Where is white rami found?
A
Only at T1 - L1
12
Q
Where is grey rami found?
A
At all levels
