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What is the sympathetic nerve outflow?

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Thoracolumbar outflow

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What is the parasympathetic outflow?

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Craniosacral outflow
Brainstem via III, VII, IX + X
S2-S4 pelvic splanchnics

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Outline the sympathetic innervation of the head and neck

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  • pre ganglionic sympathetic nerves exit at T1/T2
  • enter sympathetic chain + ascends up
  • reach cervical ganglion + synapse to a post ganglionic sympathetic neurone
  • run on outside of CCA + then outside of ICA + ECA
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What type of nervous system is the autonomic nervous system part of?

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Peripheral nervous system

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What do sympathetic nerves to the eye + orbit run with?

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Internal carotid artery > ophthalmic artery
Distal branches of Va

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Where do sympathetic nerves for the head and neck exit the spinal cord?

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T1/T2

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What do sympathetic nerves to sweat glands on face + neck run with?

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Branches of external carotid artery

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Where can sympathetic innervation to the head and neck be damaged?

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  • 1st order neurone: within CNS e.g. spinal cord injury
  • 2nd order neurone: pre-ganglionic neurone - exiting CNS + within sympathetic chain
  • 3rd order neurone: post ganglionic neurone - running with blood vessels
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Which cranial nerves carry parasympathetic fibres with them?

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Oculomotor III
Facial VII
Glossopharyngeal IX
Vagus X

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What muscles are innervated by the sympathic nervous system in the eye and orbit?

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Dilator pupillae
Levator palpebrae superioris

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Clinical manifestations of interruption of sympathetic innervation to face + eye

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Horner’s syndrome
- partial ptosis
- miosis
- anhidrosis
- (enophthalamus)

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What neurones connect the sympathetic nerves to the hypothalamus?

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1st order neurone (within CNS)

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What are 1st order neurones?

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Within CNS

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What are 2nd order neurones?

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Pre ganglionic neurones
(Exiting CNS + within sympathetic chain)

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What are 3rd order neurones?

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Post ganglionic neurones
(Running with blood vessel)

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What is the innervation of the smooth + skeletal muscle of levator palpebrae superioris?

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Skeletal: Oculomotor III | majority
Smooth: sympathetics |minority

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What is Horner’s syndrome?

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Ptosis (partial)
Miosis - constricted pupil
Anhidrosis - lack of sweating
(Enophthalmos - apparent sinking of eye)

Doesn’t effect the muscles of the eye

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What is miosis?

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Constricted pupil

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What is anhidrosis?

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Lack of sweating

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Outline the parasympathetic innervation to head and neck

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  • parasympathetic nuclei in brainstem
  • pre ganglionic axon exit with CNs III, VII, IX or X
  • parasympathetic ganglia
  • post ganglionic exit ganglia + run with distal branches of CN Va,b,c (except vagus X)
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What do the parasympathetic post ganglionic neurones run with?

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Distal branches of trigeminal nerve Va,b,c,

(Except vagus nerve X)

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Parasympathetic target tissue of Oculomotor nerve II

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  • Sphincter pupillae: constricts pupil
  • Ciliary muscle: flattens lens
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Parasympathetic target tissue of facial nerve VII

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  • lacrimal glands: tears
  • nasal + mucosal gland: mucus
  • salivary glands (not parotid): saliva
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Parasympathetic target tissue of glossopharngeal nerve IX

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Parotid gland: saliva

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Parasympathetic target tissue of vagus nerve X
- mucosal glands + smooth muscle in resp + GI tracts - cardiac muscle
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Name the parasympathetic nuclei (pre-ganglionic) of the Oculomotor nerve III
Edinger Westphal nucleus
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Name the parasympathetic nuclei (pre-ganglionic) of the facial nerve VII
Superior salivary nucleus
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Name the parasympathetic nuclei (pre-ganglionic) of the glossopharyngeal nerve IX
Inferior salivary nucleus
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Name the parasympathetic nuclei (pre-ganglionic) of the vagus nerve X
Dorsal motor nucleus
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Name the parasympathetic ganglion (post-ganglionic) of the Oculomotor nerve III
Ciliary ganglion
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Name the parasympathetic ganglion (post-ganglionic) of the facial nerve VII
Pterygopalatine ganglion Submandibular ganglion
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Name the parasympathetic ganglion (post-ganglionic) of the glossopharyngeal nerve IX
Otic ganglion
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Name the parasympathetic ganglion (post-ganglionic) of the vagus nerve X
No named ganglia Sit within target tissues
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What are the types of pupillary reflexes?
**Direct**: same pupil constricts **Consensual**: opposite pupil constricts
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What are the sensory + motor innervation of the pupillary reflex?
**Sensory**: optic nerve II **Motor**: Oculomotor nerve III PNS
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Outline the pupillary light reflex
- light in left eye - sensory afferent from left retina from optic nerve II - some branches leave CN II + enter midbrain on left - synapse on pre-rectal nucleus - connection with edingar-westphal nuceli on left and right - pre-ganglionic parasympathetic fibres from EDW leaves brainstem as part of CN III on left and right - synapse in ciliary ganglion - post ganglionic axon reaches sphincter pupillae muscle + ciliary body **
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**Parasympathetic of Oculomotor nerve** - parasympathetic nuclei/ pre ganglionic - parasympathetic ganglion/ post ganglionic - target tissues
- Edinger Westphal nucleus - ciliary ganglion - sphinchter pupillae + ciliary muscle
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**Parasympethic of facial nerve** - parasympathetic nuclei/ pre ganglionic - parasympathetic ganglion/ post ganglionic - target tissues
- superior salivary nucleus - Pterygopalatine (greater petrosal) + submandibular (chordae tympani) - lacrimal (GP), nasal + mucosal glands + salivary glands (not parotid) (CT)
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**Parasympathetic of glossopharyngeal nerve** - parasympathetic nuclei/ pre ganglionic - parasympathetic ganglion/ post ganglionic - target tissues
- inferior salivary nucleus - Otic ganglion - parotid gland
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**Parasympathetic of vagus nerve** - parasympathetic nuclei/ pre ganglionic - parasympathetic ganglion/ post ganglionic - target tissues
- dorsal motor nucleus - no named ganglia | sit very close to target tissue - cardiac muscle + mucosal glands + smooth muscle in respiratory + GI tract
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What is the organisation of the autonomic nervous system?
- **craniosacral outflow** for parasymathic fibres - **thoracolumbar outflow** for sympathetic fibres
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What is a Pancoast tumour?
Non small cell lung cancer located at apex of lung
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What could cause disruption to sympathetic nervous supply to head and neck?
Pancoast tumour Carotid artery pathology

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