Viscerosomatic reflexes Flashcards
T5-9 on L
Lower esophagus, stomach, duodenum
T6-9 on R
Liver and GB
T7 on L
spleen
T7 on R
Pancreas
T10-11
right colon, adrenals, kidneys, ovaries, testes
T12-L2
left colon
T12
Appendix
sympathetic preganglionics
Greater, lesser, least, and lumbar splanchnic
greater splanchnic
T5-9
lesser splanchnic
T10-11
Least splanchnic
T12
lumbar splanchnic
L1-2
periumbilical chapman points
bladder
1 above and lateral to umbilicus
kidney
2 above and lateral to umbilicus
adrenal
tip of 12th rib
appendix
along IT band
colon
T5-6 on R
upper esophagus
T8-9 both sides
small intestine
mesenteric lift
pull from umbilicus to RUQ
upper lungs
3rd intercostal space lateral to sternum
lower lobe of lungs
4th intercostal space lateral to sternum
Prostate
IT band and sacral base
True visceral pain
pacinian corpuscles - activated by spasm or stretch - midline, poor localization
viscerosomatic pain
related to visceral sympathetic stimulation,
reflex of morley
pain comes from adjacent pain sensitive structure.