Sympathetic - Lumbar And Sacral Sympathetic Trunks And Ganglia

Question 1

The lumbar sympathetic trunks lie in the ______________________

Answer 1

Retroperitoneal space, on the lateral aspects of the lumbar vertebral bodies

Question 2

Do lumbar nerves have white ramus communicans?

Answer 2

L1, L2, and sometimes L3 nerves have a white ramus communicans

ALL 5 lumbar nerves have a gray ramus communicans

Question 3

2-4 lumbar splanchnic nerves carry pregang axons to

Answer 3

The plexus surrounding the abdominal aorta

Question 4

The sacral sympathetic trunks lie on ___________

Answer 4

The anterior aspect of the sacrum, medial to the anterior sacral foramina

Question 5

How many sacral gang?

Answer 5

4-5

Question 6

Grey rami communicans are associated with each sacral nerve but not the coccygeal nerve.

T/F

Answer 6

False!

Grey rami communicans are associated with each sacral nerve and the coccygeal nerve

Question 7

Are white rami communicans associated with sacral sympathetics?

Answer 7

NO!