viscerosomatic reflexes Flashcards
head and neck
SNS: T1-T4
PNS: vagus
heart
SNS: T1-T5
PNS: vagus
respiratory system/ lungs
SNS: T2-T7
PNS: vagus
esophagus
SNS: T2-T8
PNS: vagus
upper GI (stomach, liver, GB, spleen, portions of pancreas and duodenum)
SNS: T5-T9
PNS: vagus
Nerve/ganglion: greater splanchnic nerve, celiac ganglion
middle GI (portions of pancreas and duodenum, jejunum, ileum, ascending colon, proximal 2/3rd of transverse colon)
SNS: T10-T11
PNS: vagus
Nerve/ganglion: lesser splanchnic nerve, superior mesenteric ganglion
lower GI (distal 1/3rd of transverse colon, descending colon and sigmoid colon, rectum
SNS: T12-L2
PNS: vagus, S2-S4 (colon and rectum)
Nerve/ganglion: least splanchnic nerve, inferior mesenteric ganglion
appendix
SNS: T12
PNS: vagus
Nerve/ganglion: lesser splanchnic nerve, superior mesenteric ganglion
kidneys, ureters, bladder, uterus/cervix
SNS: T10-L1
PNS: vagus, S2-S4 (bladder and cervix)
Nerve/ ganglion: superior mesenteric ganglion (kidneys and upper ureters), inferior mesenteric ganglion (lower ureters)
adrenals
SNS: T10
PNS: vagus
ovary and fallopian tube
SNS: T9-T10
PNS: vagus (ovaries), S2-S4 (fallopian tube)
testicle and epididymis
SNS: T9-T10; L1-L2
PNS: vagus (testes), S2-S4 (epididymis)
prostate
SNS: L1-L2
PNS: S2-S4
erectile tissue of penis/clitoris
SNS: T11-L2
PNS: S2-S4
arms
T2-T8