Parasympathetic Viscerosomatic Reflexes Flashcards
Head and Neck
Sympathetic: T1-4
Parasympathetic: n/a
Heart
Sympathetic: T1-5
Parasympathetic: Occiput, C1, C2
Lungs
Sympathetic: T2-7
Parasympathetic: Occiput, C1, C2
Esophagus
Sympathetic: T2-8
Parasympathetic: Occiput, C1, C2
Upper GI (stomach, Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen, Pancreas, Duodenum)
Sympathetic: T5-9; Greater splanchnic nerve and Celiac ganglion
Parasympathetic: Occiput, C1, C2
Middle GI (pancreas duodenum, jejunum, ilium, ascending colon, proximal transverse colon)
Sympathetic: T10-11; Lesser splanchnic nerce and superior mesenteric ganglion
Parasympathetic: Occiput, C1, C2
Lower GI (Distal 1/3 of transverse colon, descending/sigmoid colon, rectum)
Sympathetic: T12-L2; Lease splanchnic nerve and inferior mesenteric ganglion
Parasympathetic: S2-4
Appendix
Sympathetic: T12
Parasympathetic: Occiput, C1, C2
Kidneys
Sympathetic: T10-L1
Parasympathetic: Occiput, C1, C2
Adrenal
Sympathetic: T8-T10
Parasympathetic: Occiput, C1, C2
Upper Ureter
Sympathetic: T10-L1
Parasympathetic: Occiput, C1, C2
Lower Ureter
Sympathetic: L1-L2
Parasympathetic: S2-4
Bladder
Sympathetic: T10- L2
Parasympathetic: S2-4
Gonads
Sympathetic: T10-11
Parasympathetic: S1-4
Uterus and Cervix
Sympathetic: T10-L4
Parasympathetic: S2-4
Erectile tissue (penis/clitoris)
Sympathetic: T11-L2
Parasympathetic: S2-4
Prostate
Sympathetic: T11-L2
Parasympathetic: S2-4
Upper extremity
Sympathetic: T2-7
Parasympathetic: n/a
Lower extremity
Sympathetic: T10-L2
Parasympathetic: n/a
Any GI before the ligament of treitz (sympathetic)
T5-9
Any GI after the splenic flexure (sympathetic)
T12-L2
Any GI between the ligament of treitz and the splenic flexure
T10-T11
Vagus
Occiput, C1, C2
Pelvic Splanchnics
S2-4