Flashcards in para and sym Deck (12):
1
Location of preganglionic cell body Lateral horns of spinal cord gray matter (T1–L2)
symp
2
Location of preganglionic cell body
Brainstem and lateral parts of spinal gray matter (S2–S4
para
3
Outflow from the CNS
Spinal nerves
Sympathetic nerves
Splanchnic nerves
sym
4
Outflow from the CNS
cranial nerves
splanchnic nerves
para
5
GANGLIA
Sympathetic chain ganglia along spinal cord for spinal and sympathetic nerves; collateraganglia for splanchnic nerves
SYM
6
Number of postganglionic neurons
Many (much divergence)
SYM
7
GANGLIA
Terminal ganglia near or on effector organ
PARA
8
Number of postganglionic neurons
Few (less divergence)
PARA
9
Short preganglionic
SYM
10
LONG PREGANGLIONIC
PARA
11
SHORT POSTGANGLIONIC
PARA
12