VSR and Autonomics Flashcards
What vertebral levels are the sympathetic outflow for the head and neck
T1 - T4
What vertebral levels are the sympathetic outflow for the heart
T1 - T5
What vertebral levels are the sympathetic outflow for the lungs and upper extremities
T2 - T7
What vertebral levels are the sympathetic outflow for the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, and spleen
T5 - T9
What vertebral levels are the sympathetic outflow for the adrenals, kidneys, upper ureters, ovaries/testes, jejunum to mid-transverse, colon, and appendix
T10 - T11
What vertebral levels are the sympathetic outflow for the distal transverse colon, anus, lower ureters, bladder, uterus and cervix/prostate, and lower extremities
T12 - L2
What vertebral level is the major VSR levels for the heart
T3
What vertebral level is the major VSR levels for the lungs
T2 Left (asthma reflex)
What vertebral levels are the major VSR levels for the esophagus
T3 - T6
What vertebral levels are the major VSR levels for the stomach
T5 Left
What vertebral level is the major VSR levels for the liver
T9 Right
What vertebral levels are the major VSR levels for the gallbladder
T10 Right
What vertebral levels are the major VSR levels for the kidneys
T10 - L1
What vertebral levels are the major VSR levels for the lower ureters
T12 - L1
What vertebral levels are the major VSR levels for the bladder
T11 - L2
What vertebral levels are the major VSR levels for the ureters and cervix/prostate
T11 - L2 (cervix/penis)
What vertebral levels are the major VSR levels for the lower extremities
T10 - T12
What are the main splanchnic nerves for T5 - T9
Greater splanchnic
What are the main splanchnic nerves for T10 - T11
Lesser splanchnic
What are the main splanchnic nerves for T12 - L2
Least splanchnic (T12)
Lumbar splanchnic (L1 - L2)
What are the main ganglion for T1 - T4
Superior, medial, and inferior cervical/stellate (sympathetic chain)
What are the main ganglion for T1 - T5
Superior, medial, and inferior cervical/stellate (sympathetic chain)
What are the main ganglion for T5 - T9
Celiac (prevertebral ganglia)