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THRC.9 Flashcards

1
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Neurons of the sympathetic system

A

Preganglionic neurons

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2
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After entering the sympathetic trunk, give the fate of the preganglionic neurons

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  • Synapse with the local ganglion
  • Run cranially/caudally to a vertebral ganglion
  • Splanchnic nerves
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3
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Give the divisions of truncus sympaticus

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  • Cephalic part
  • Cervical part
  • Thoracic part
  • Abdominal part
  • Sacral part
  • Coccygeal part
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4
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Which system is the sympathetic system part of?

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Autonomic nervous system

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5
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In the spinal cord: Sympathetic neurons communicate with peripheral sympathetic neurons via…

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Sympathetic ganglia

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6
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Give examples of sympathetic effects

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  • Pupil dilation
  • Increased heart rate
  • Increased blood pressure
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7
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Preganglionic neurons span which region of the spinal cord?

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Th1 - L3

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8
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Cranial cervical ganglion

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9
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Cervical part of the sympathetic trunk

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10
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Stellate/cervicothoracic ganglion

  • Medial to R1
  • Marks the end of the cervical sympathetic trunk
  • Fusion of caudal cervical and cranial thoracic ganglia
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11
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Middle cervical ganglion

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12
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Cervical cardiac nerve

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13
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Sympathetic trunk

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14
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Vertebral nerve

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15
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A

Greater splanchnic nerve

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16
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  • Solar plexus
    • Celiac ganglion
    • Cranial mesenteric ganglion
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17
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Lesser splanchnic nerve

18
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Lumbar splanchnic nerves

19
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Caudal mesenteric ganglion

20
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Sacral splanchnic nerves

21
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A

Hypogastric nerve

22
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Pelvic ganglia

23
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What is shown?

A

Sacral + coccygeal part of sympathetic trunk (Cat)

24
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Last lumbar vertebral ganglion

25
Q
A

Vertebral ganglion

on level with S1

26
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A

Right sympathetic trunk

27
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Coccygeal ganglion (fused)

28
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A

Sympathetic trunk

29
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Middle cervical ganglion

30
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Vertebral nerve

31
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1

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Cranial cervical ganglion

32
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2

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Stellate/cervicothoracic ganglion

33
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3

A

Ansa subclavia

  • Between middle cervical and stellate ganglion
34
Q

At what point does the sympathetic trunk separate from the vagus nerve?

A

At the atlas

  • Terminating into the cranial cervical ganglion
35
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Function of cranial cervical ganglion

A

Sympathetic innervation for the head

36
Q

Path of the internal carotid nerve

A

Cranial cervical ganglion → Innervates blood vessels in the cranium

  • Travels through the for. lacerum
37
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Branches of the stellate ganglion

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  • Communicating branches
  • Vertebral nerve
  • Cervical cardiac nerves
  • Perivascular branches
  • Thoracic part of sympathetic trunk
38
Q

The splanchnic nerves connect…

A

The prevertebral ganglia

39
Q

Hypogastric nerves pass from the

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Caudal mesenteric ganglion

40
Q
A

Cranial cervical ganglion

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