Sympathetics and Parasympathetics

Question 1

Head and Neck

sympathetics:

parasympathetics:

Answer 1

sympathetics: T1-T4

parasympathetics: CN III, CN VII, CN IX

Question 2

Heart

sympathetics:

parasympathetics:

Answer 2

sympathetics: T1-T5

parasympathetics: Vagus (OA-C2)

Question 3

lungs
sympathetics:

parasympathetics:

Answer 3

sympathetics: T2-T7

parasympathetics: Vagus (OA-C2)

Question 4

Esophagus

sympathetics:

parasympathetics:

Answer 4

sympathetics: T2-T8

parasympathetics: Vagus (OA-C2)

Question 5

Upper GI tract (stomach, portion of pancreas, spleen, liver, gallbladder, proximal duodenum)

sympathetics:

parasympathetics:

Answer 5

sympathetics: T5-T9

parasympathetics: Vagus (OA-C2)

Question 6

Middle gastrointestinal tract (portion of the pancreas, distal duodenum, jejunum, ileum, ascending colon, proximal 2/3 of transverse colon)

Kidney, adrenals, upper ureters, ovaries, testes

sympathetics:

parasympathetics:

Answer 6

sympathetics: T10-T11 , lesser splanchnic, superior mesenteric ganglion

parasympathetics: Vagus (OA-C2)

Question 7

lower GI tract (distal 1/3 of the transverse colon, descending colon, sigmoid colon , rectum)

lower ureters, bladder, cervix, prostate, uterus

sympathetics:

parasympathetics:

Answer 7

sympathetics: T11-L2 , least splanchnic nerve, inferior mesenteric ganglion

parasympathetics: pelvic splanchnic (S2-S4)