Grays Flashcards
Where are the nerve cell bodies for GSA processes?
dorsal root ganglion
where are the nerve cell bodies for GVA processes
dorsal root ganglion
What is contained in the lateral horns
cell bodies of PREganglionic neurons
Where does the greater splanchnic n. arise and terminate in?
5th to 10th thoracic ganglion, it ends in celic ganglion
where does the lesser splanchnic n. arise and terminate?
9th and 10th or 10th and 11th thoracic ganglion, it ends in the aorticorenal ganglion
where does the least splanchnic n. arise and terminate?
12th thoracic ganglion and end in renal plexus
Post ganglionic sympathetic fibers are found where?
the upper 5 thoracic ganglia –> thoracic viscera
preganglionic sympathetic fibers are found where?
the lower 7 thoracic ganglia –>abdominal and pelvic viscera`
what is responsible for carrying parasympathetic fibers?
vagus nerve
what carries preganglionic fibers to the abdomen
greater and lesser splanchnic nerves
Phrenic nerves are what kind of nerves
somatic
vagus nerves are part of which ANS
parasympathetic
what nerve is sole responsible to the innervation of ther pericardium
phrenic nerve
what spinal nerve levels does the phrenic nerve arise from
C3- C5
what does the cardioplmonary splanchnic nerve carry?
cardiac sympathetic efferent fibers