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How many cervical ganglia

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3

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How many ganglia are usually in each trunk

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21 or 22

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How many thoracic ganglia

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11

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How many Lumbar ganglia

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4

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How many sacral ganglia

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4

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Name of ganglion that connects the inferior cervical ganglion with the first thoracic ganglion

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stellate ganglion

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Name of largest cervical sympathetic ganglia

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superior cervical ganglion

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Name of smallest cervical sympathetic ganglion

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middle cervical ganglion

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superior cervical ganglia is located at what spinal cord level

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C2, C3

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middle cervical ganglia is located at which spinal cord level

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C6

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inferior cervical ganglia is located at which spinal cord level

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C7

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medial branches of the superior cervical ganglion travel where

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larynx, pharynx, heart

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anterior branch of superior cervical ganglion innervates

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skull

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middle cervical ganglion contributes to which plexus

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cardiac

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in the superior thorax, ganglia are located

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anterior to rib heads

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in inferior thorax, ganglia are located

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lateral aspect of vertebral bodies

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upper 5 thoracic ganglia supply

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thoracic cavity

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lower 7 thoracic ganglia are associated with what three splanchnic nerves

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greater splanchnic
lesser splanchnic
least splanchnic

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greater splanchnic nerve is formed by which ganglia

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5-9

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lesser splanchnic nerve is formed by which ganglia

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9-10
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10-11

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least splanchnic nerve is formed by which ganglia

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12

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greater splanchnic nerve terminates where

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celiac ganglion

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lesser splanchnic nerve terminates where

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aorticorenal ganglion

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least splanchnic nerve terminates

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renal plexus

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Generally fibers from T1-T5 will go in which direction
ascend
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Generally fibers from T5 to L2 will do what directionally
descend
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Axon level T1-T2 carry information to
head and neck
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Axon level T1 and T2 synapse where
superior cervical ganglion
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Axon level T1-T4 communicate with what
heart
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Axon level T1-T4 synapse where
one of 3 cervical ganglion or directly to heart
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Axon level T2-T4 communicate with what
lungs
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Axon level T2-T4 synapse where
2nd, 3rd, and 4th thoracic ganglion
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Axon level T3-T7 communicate with what
upper extremities
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Axon level T3-T7 synapse where
middle cervical and inferior cervical/ stellate ganglion
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Axon level T5-T12 communicate with what
abdominal viscera
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Axon level T5-T12 synapse where
lower thoracic ganglion or | pass through trunk to be carried in greater, lesser, and least splanchnic nerves
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Axon level T10-T12 communicate with what
pelvic viscera
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Axon level T10-T12 synapse
lower thoracic, lumbar, and pelvic areas
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Axon level T10-L2 communicate with what
lower extremities
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Axon level T10-L2 synapse where
2nd lumbar through 4th sacral ganglia
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fibers are carried in the sympathetic trunk in three ways
nerves blood vessels direct branches
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Superior cervical ganglion sends branches to
glossopharyngeal, vagus and recurrent laryngeal, auricular and hypoglossal nerves
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What is the largest prevertebral plexus
celiac plexus
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superior cervical ganglion medial branch that supplies the heart has which type of fibers
efferent only!
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middle cervical ganglion includes what 2 branches
thyroid | cardiac
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inferior cervical ganglion includes what branch
cardiac branch
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lumbar sympathetic trunk ganglia lie in what space
retroperitoneal space
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2-4 lumbar splanchnic nerves carry preganglionic axons to plexus around what
abdominal aorta
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lateral branch of the superior cervical ganglion communicate with which cranial nerves
IX, X, XII
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lateral internal carotid nerve forms what plexus
internal carotid plexus
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Medial internal carotid nerve forms what plexus
cavernous plexus
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laryngeopharyngeal branches from the superior cervical ganglion form what plexus
pharyngeal plexus
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sacral splanchnic nerves supply what type of viscera
pelvic visera
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sacral splanchnic nerves supply pelvic viscera via what plexus
inferior mesenteric plexus
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Thoracic plexuses include with 4 subplexuses
esophageal thoracic aortic pulmonary cardiac
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Abdominopelvic plexus includes what 2 subplexuses
celiac | "secondary"
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Esophageal plexus receives main contribution from what nerves
vagus and recurrent laryngeal
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sympathetic contribution to esophageal plexus comes from what nerve
greater splanchnic nerves
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Thoracic aortic plexus receives sensory and visceral afferent info from what nerve
vagus
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Thoracic aortic plexus receives sympathetic info from what nerve
greater splanchnic
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Thoracic aortic plexus receives vascular supply from which ganglia
T1-T5 sympathetic ganglion
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pulmonary plexus parasympathetics arrive via what nerve
ant and post bronchial branches of vagus nerve
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cardiac plexus parasympathetic information arrives via
superior and inferior cardiac nerve, branches of the vagus
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cardiac plexus sympathetic fibers arrive from where
superior, middle, and inferior cardiac nerve and from T2-T4 sympathetic ganglia
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celiac plexus begins at what vertebral level
L1
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Which three ganglia are associated with the celiac plexus
celiac ganglia superior mesenteric ganglia aorticorenal ganglia
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What is the second largest prevertebral plexus
inferior hypogastric plexus

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