Sympathetic Nervous System Flashcards
1
Q
What is thoracolumbar outflow?
A
Nerve’s branch out from lumbar vertebrae.
2
Q
What is sympathetic chain ganglia?
A
Ganglia all hooked up together close to spine.
3
Q
What is the only part of the adrenaline gland that is part of the sympathetic division?
A
The adrenal medulla
4
Q
What does the adrenal medulla do?
A
It secretes epinephrine/adrenaline and norepinephrine.
5
Q
What does the sympathetic division do?
A
Fight or flight responses.
